Insights from this unit:
- Try to live a meaningful and fulfilling life before it's too late,
without any regrets. (Tuesdays with Morrie)
- The issue of consent can become confusing when it comes to sick/dying patients in hospitals. (Near-Death)
- There is unequal access to health care and insurance.(Sicko)
- In times of illness and dying people remain hopeful.(Guest speaker)
During this unit I found that there movies we have been watching in class provided me with some insights on illness and dying. For example, Michael Moore's film "Sicko" got me thinking about our health care and health insurance and the role the government plays in our well being. That many people could be alive today if they were just provided with health care and insurance. From the quest speaker I got to hear a first hand account on illness and dying, hearing about another person's experience opened my eyes to how not everyone deals with it in the same way and that spending time with loved ones is important because you never know when it's gonna be your last. The book that I read during this unit was quite inspiring and shared some pretty interesting insights on life and experiencing death and illness.
To wrap up this unit I think we could take a look at different perspectives on illness and dying. We could look into why the sick and dying are often isolated from people in our society.Or we could take a closer look at our health care system and the health care system in other countries.
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