The most nightmarish practice in our culture I found was the fact that insurance companies can choose not to accept you due to a prior ailment; at first this seems so insignificant. But imagine one day waking up to find out you have a serious condition like cancer, heart disease, meningitis, etc and a healthcare insurance will not provide a single payment for this. And for many the cost is too high for the income they receive, so many fall in debt or just die. I hope this doesn’t happen to me or wouldn’t wish this on any one else. And from watching Sicko the only way to avoid this is…. Move to Europe!
Another nightmarish practice in our culture I believe is being sent to a nursing home to be taken care of by a stranger instead of a loved one from the many of who I gave much care and time to, to just be sent away to an institution. I’d rather just wither away in my home surrounded by people I love and familiarity and comfort I get from my home.
I address death more acceptingly after having this unit. Now when I’m in a certain situation (Before I was indecisive and not much of a risk taker), I say to myself, “ I only live once, might as well.” Something else I address differently is the approach I have with certain people in my life about death, some I know now I can sit down and talk to about this for a good time while others I know can cry and get emotional.
DSP of illness and dying connects to the DSP of food because both have atrocities that we see as normal but if you look more closely is actually weird. For example most eat meat and see it normal but if look closer it is not normal or healthy to eat chickens that lived in their own shit. Same in illness and dying sending the old to a nursing home is seen as what is best but again if you look more closely it isn’t exactly what’s best for them.
I really enjoy reading your blogs because they provide background information. This blog focused on health care insurance and the atrocities of insurance companies. I liked how you encouraged the reader to think about how they would handle their situation if they suddenly found out they had a life threatening disease such as: cancer or heart disease. We never know what’s going to happen to us but we pray that we stay healthy. I also agree with the idea of home death because I would rather spend my last moments with people that I love, rather than nurses and doctors that may not be making me feel comfortable. I am also very sure about death because I have become more comfortable knowing that everyone is going to die someday, we just never know when.
ReplyDeleteI liked how each paragraph addressed every question that was given. Your first paragraph caught my attention the most because i feel the same way. The first sentence "The most nightmarish practice in our culture I found was the fact that insurance companies can choose not to accept you due to a prior ailment; at first this seems so insignificant." I thought that that was very insightful and interesting especially to start out the sentence. I feel like i can relate to your blog to my own experiences and how we witness and take in death/illnesses.
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