Precis
I have been to a couple of funerals. I have different experiences at different funerals. This book I'm currently reading shows the stories of some unexpected and some expercted deaths in a different point of view. This book reveals the secrets to people befor and if they have someone they loved has died. The book is strong. I feel that a funeral is basically a look back at all of the impacts the deceased person has had with his/her friends and family. Life seems short. If you really think about it, we are slowly dying. I have always seen humans as snowflakes, they don't last long, but they always leave such an unforgetable mark.
Quotes I Liked
1) "She had done everything in her life that was important to her. Sure, she would of loved to spend more time with her grandchildren, but she missed her husband more and more" (page 14)
2) "He feels cool. Don't you think you should have a blanket around him? Her eyes widened. You're right. He is cold and he has been so sick. Yes, I need a blanket for him. There's one in the living room on the couch. Will you get it for me?" (page 26)
Analytical Paragraph
In the story of The Spitfire who planned her own funneral. Lucy has lived a great life. She was in her mid-seventies. She spent a lot of her own time picking out caskets for herself, and talking about how she wanted the people at her funeral to have a good time. Lucy then falls down some steps and then later gets cancer, that doesn;t stop Lucy from living her life. Two weeks later she then dies. I felt that Once Lucy was able to accept the fact that she was going to die, she was able to live. Most people today are worrying about how or when they are going to die, and not living in the now. They are scared. But not Lucy, she was able to live by doing the one thing she loved to do the most. And that was to spend time with her grandchildren. In the story of The Mother who couldn;t let go, a six year old moth boy has died. And the mother sits out on the steps holding him not letting anybody take him away. She is then confronted by a women who would like to play along with her. She is in complete denial that her son is dead and treats him as if he were still alive. The one true test of love is letting go.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
HW 48 - Family Perspectives on the Care of the Dead
First Interview
For this interview I decided to go ahead and interview my mom. I asked her on her perspectives on the Care of the Dead. She did not fully understand the question. I asked her what is the tradition of our family when someone dies? My mom said, when her sister died two years ago, we had her funeral at our family church, because she was a member of that church and had a deep faith in god. When my moms dad died last year, we had his funeral in a funeral home, because he was not fond of the church, but had a deep faith in god.
My mom believs that when people die, there spirits live on; death is not the end. In our family, we still think and talk about family members who have died. The thoughts are good and happy thoughts. For example, my mom remembers, how her sister use to buy her dolls. She also remembers how her dad use to make jokes and make her laugh. My mom and my grandma go to the cementery to place fresh flowers on the graves. My mom emphasizes that, "death is not the end, and we will see our deceased family members again". My mom believs that funerals should be a reflection of the way the person lived.
Second Interview
For this interview I decided to interview my older sister. I asked her two questions on taking care of the dead
1) How does having a church funeral connect to your religious beliefs?
She said that a persons spirit lives on even after after their physical body is gone, so a funeral is a way of sending a persons spirit to heaven. Or its like sening a persons spirit home.
2) What methods do you use when remembering or taking care of the dead?
She said she and other family members retell the ggod tiimes and moments you were with that person. She cooks their favorite foods, she listens to their favorite songs, she looks at pictures and or videos (home movies). She also said bring and put fresh flowers and their grave almost like an anniversary.
Analysis
For the first interview my mom seems to can never forget her sister and her father. And I can relate. I felt broken and alone when my mom aunt died. I loved her loved her so much. She was very religious and believed in god. Even now when I hear gospel songs, I look up and remember all of the good times I had with my aunt. I will always miss her and love her
For the second interview I am sometimes there when they look at photos and other things remember the dead. I have always found humans to be like snowflakes. The don't last long, but they leave such and unforgettable mark.
For this interview I decided to go ahead and interview my mom. I asked her on her perspectives on the Care of the Dead. She did not fully understand the question. I asked her what is the tradition of our family when someone dies? My mom said, when her sister died two years ago, we had her funeral at our family church, because she was a member of that church and had a deep faith in god. When my moms dad died last year, we had his funeral in a funeral home, because he was not fond of the church, but had a deep faith in god.
My mom believs that when people die, there spirits live on; death is not the end. In our family, we still think and talk about family members who have died. The thoughts are good and happy thoughts. For example, my mom remembers, how her sister use to buy her dolls. She also remembers how her dad use to make jokes and make her laugh. My mom and my grandma go to the cementery to place fresh flowers on the graves. My mom emphasizes that, "death is not the end, and we will see our deceased family members again". My mom believs that funerals should be a reflection of the way the person lived.
Second Interview
For this interview I decided to interview my older sister. I asked her two questions on taking care of the dead
1) How does having a church funeral connect to your religious beliefs?
She said that a persons spirit lives on even after after their physical body is gone, so a funeral is a way of sending a persons spirit to heaven. Or its like sening a persons spirit home.
2) What methods do you use when remembering or taking care of the dead?
She said she and other family members retell the ggod tiimes and moments you were with that person. She cooks their favorite foods, she listens to their favorite songs, she looks at pictures and or videos (home movies). She also said bring and put fresh flowers and their grave almost like an anniversary.
Analysis
For the first interview my mom seems to can never forget her sister and her father. And I can relate. I felt broken and alone when my mom aunt died. I loved her loved her so much. She was very religious and believed in god. Even now when I hear gospel songs, I look up and remember all of the good times I had with my aunt. I will always miss her and love her
For the second interview I am sometimes there when they look at photos and other things remember the dead. I have always found humans to be like snowflakes. The don't last long, but they leave such and unforgettable mark.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
HW 47 - Peer Perspectives on the Care of the Dead
FIRST INTERVIEW
For this interview I interviewed my friend. I asked her about thoughts on death. She said it is hard to picture what happens when you die. If you tried it it would by hard and a little confusing. When I actually think about it, i don;t know what to think. I don;t know what to expect and how to approach death. But my will come and we'll see what happens. The first time I actually thought about death, I got scared and I really can't live in the now becuase I keep on worrying about what happens to me when my time is up.
SECOND INTERVIEW
For the second interview I decided to interview my friend. He didn;t really say much because when your our age, we don;t really think to much about that stuff. But he basically talked about his religion and what his parents told about God. And how when you die, if yuor good you go to heaven and if you aren't you go to hell. Those are the basics. But he didn;t really get into detail.
THIRD INTERVIEW
For the third interview, I decided to interview my other friend, but this was very different because he was an athiest. So I asked him questions about what does he think happens when people die, he couldn't answer. He is stuck on the whole evolution, Big Bang theory. I disagree becuase when I ask him where we came from, he said monkeys, and when I said where monkeys came from he said evolution. Something has to come from somthing. I understand why it was hard for him to answer when I asked him what do you think happens when you die, becuase when your sleep you dream, but when your dead you don;t know what in the wolrd is happening.
For this interview I interviewed my friend. I asked her about thoughts on death. She said it is hard to picture what happens when you die. If you tried it it would by hard and a little confusing. When I actually think about it, i don;t know what to think. I don;t know what to expect and how to approach death. But my will come and we'll see what happens. The first time I actually thought about death, I got scared and I really can't live in the now becuase I keep on worrying about what happens to me when my time is up.
SECOND INTERVIEW
For the second interview I decided to interview my friend. He didn;t really say much because when your our age, we don;t really think to much about that stuff. But he basically talked about his religion and what his parents told about God. And how when you die, if yuor good you go to heaven and if you aren't you go to hell. Those are the basics. But he didn;t really get into detail.
THIRD INTERVIEW
For the third interview, I decided to interview my other friend, but this was very different because he was an athiest. So I asked him questions about what does he think happens when people die, he couldn't answer. He is stuck on the whole evolution, Big Bang theory. I disagree becuase when I ask him where we came from, he said monkeys, and when I said where monkeys came from he said evolution. Something has to come from somthing. I understand why it was hard for him to answer when I asked him what do you think happens when you die, becuase when your sleep you dream, but when your dead you don;t know what in the wolrd is happening.
HW 46 - Initial Thoughts on the Care of the Dead
I think I have enough experience with this toipic because before when I interviewed my mom she talked about how our mortal form (bodies) go and die into the earth, but our spirits live on. After someone in or family has died, we revisit their grave site every once in a while. While we are there we also explore other grave sites and past family members. If there are no more floweres there, we bring a lot of flowers their and put them onto the site. And we talk to it. And we don;t like it when people take the flowers out of the cup.
When someone has died in our family, we are sad, but we remember that that person is with God now. When someone has died in our family and was very sick for a while, we are sad but we also think about how now there sufferenig can end and they can go to a much better place with God in Heaven.
When someone has died in our family, we are sad, but we remember that that person is with God now. When someone has died in our family and was very sick for a while, we are sad but we also think about how now there sufferenig can end and they can go to a much better place with God in Heaven.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
HW 45 - Reply to Other Peoples' Comments
Your project was aimed at the after effect, known as Post Partum Depression, which happens after the physical and mental drainage that takes place throughout pregnancy and the final moments of birth. Giving birth is truly a struggle for a woman, and some take more time than others to fully recover after the baby is finally born.
This topic is extreamly important because it shows how the effects of pregnancy dont necessarily leave the body with the baby and can stay for a couple of days afterwards or even longer than that. PPD is something very serious and is found in many other cases, such as within war veterans who suffered scary situations overseas.
This was truly an interesting project for me to read. You seemed to be really interested yourself in your topic, Good Job!
My Response
This is important also to me becuase when something this severe as Post-Partum depression can effct a women both physically and metally, it isn't good, because women in depression might not be able to meet the standards to be able to take care of her child.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
HW 44 - Comments on Other People's Projects
On Jay's blog
I really liked how you found a hsopital that ctually didn't do hardly any c-sections. Most other hospitals seem to do C sections alot, so to be able to find one was really cool. Also when you mentioned C section and you said one of the ladies didn't feel right, it was cool to , because that showed that they are completely against it
On Brandon's Blog
I relly liked how when I talked about Post-Partum depression you took off and explained almost all of the stepes in betwwen the birth and the after, how women are not happy during their pregnancy and after. You really didn;t mention Post-Partum depression a lot which made it better because it gave me the idea that weren't directly talking bout this severe depression.
On Ally's Blog
I really liked your speech becuase it showed and told me about different rituals that other countries like and must preform to a new born baby maybe not thinking about the consequences of these actions toward a new born baby. This is inportant because it keeps me wondering is this a trust excersise for the parents to test how badly they might want this baby. What will happen if the parents don't want the baby? Do they just let it fall to its death?
I really liked how you found a hsopital that ctually didn't do hardly any c-sections. Most other hospitals seem to do C sections alot, so to be able to find one was really cool. Also when you mentioned C section and you said one of the ladies didn't feel right, it was cool to , because that showed that they are completely against it
On Brandon's Blog
I relly liked how when I talked about Post-Partum depression you took off and explained almost all of the stepes in betwwen the birth and the after, how women are not happy during their pregnancy and after. You really didn;t mention Post-Partum depression a lot which made it better because it gave me the idea that weren't directly talking bout this severe depression.
On Ally's Blog
I really liked your speech becuase it showed and told me about different rituals that other countries like and must preform to a new born baby maybe not thinking about the consequences of these actions toward a new born baby. This is inportant because it keeps me wondering is this a trust excersise for the parents to test how badly they might want this baby. What will happen if the parents don't want the baby? Do they just let it fall to its death?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
HW 42 - Pregnancy & birth culminating project
POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION
I think it is okay for a mother to worry about her child. My mother said that it is natural for women to worry about their children. But when a woman gets Post-Partum Depression, I think it is very serious. If a mother falls into this depression and cannot take care of her child, and thinks about hurting the child, she needs to get help. The difficult part of this is that not all mothers know that they have this depression. Some mothers may think that they are just sick with a cold, some mothers will think that they are not trying hard enough to be a good mother, and some mothers might think that they need to think more positive thoughts and the depression will go away.
There is no known cure for Post-Partum depression. Some normal changes during and after pregnancy can cause symptoms similar to those of depression. But if a woman have any of the following symptoms of depression for more than two weeks, she should call her doctor:
Feeling restless or moody
Feeling sad, hopeless, and overwhelmed
Crying a lot
Having no energy or motivation
Eating too little or too much
Sleeping too little or too much
Having trouble focusing or making decisions
Having memory problems
Feeling worthless and guilty
Losing interest or pleasure in activities you used to enjoy
Withdrawing from friends and family
Having headaches, aches and pains, or stomach problems that don’t go away
People see birth as an amazing experience. A lot of men and women decide to have babies because they want to start families. Most women are happy to be with a child, but some other women are constantly worrying about what could happen or what might happen. After a woman gives birth, her life changes. For some women it is good and for some women it is not so good. A woman’s body goes through so much pain and stress when she is in labor and then gives birth. The pain can last for an hour and then it can last for a whole day. After all of this happens, some women can fall into a depression, which medical science calls “Post-Partum Depression”. Doctors are not absolutely sure what causes it; but this depression usually happens after birth. Women with this depression will have negative thoughts and feel alone and feel like no one understands. The pain and stress that happened to their bodies also causes stress to their minds. Most of the time it takes two weeks for a woman to show that she has Post-Partum Depression.
Post-Partum Depression can occur in women who worry a lot. The first symptom of this depression is usually mood swings. For example, a woman could be laughing one minutes and crying the next minute. A woman could hate the way she looks even though her family is telling her she looks beautiful. Also, a woman could feel like she is not a good mother even though she is doing her very best. These mood swings can affect the way she feels about her baby, and can also affect the way she takes care of her baby. The woman could also start to feel like her child will get hurt or start to think of worse things that could happen to her child. I think it is okay for a mother to worry about her child. My mother said that it is natural for women to worry about their children. But when a woman gets Post-Partum Depression, I think it is very serious. If a mother falls into this depression and cannot take care of her child, and thinks about hurting the child, she needs to get help. The difficult part of this is that not all mothers know that they have this depression. Some mothers may think that they are just sick with a cold, some mothers will think that they are not trying hard enough to be a good mother, and some mothers might think that they need to think more positive thoughts and the depression will go away.
There is no known cure for Post-Partum depression. Some normal changes during and after pregnancy can cause symptoms similar to those of depression. But if a woman have any of the following symptoms of depression for more than two weeks, she should call her doctor:
Feeling sad, hopeless, and overwhelmed
Crying a lot
Having no energy or motivation
Eating too little or too much
Sleeping too little or too much
Having trouble focusing or making decisions
Having memory problems
Feeling worthless and guilty
Losing interest or pleasure in activities you used to enjoy
Withdrawing from friends and family
Having headaches, aches and pains, or stomach problems that don’t go away
Saturday, April 2, 2011
HW 41 - Independent Research
THE FIRST HOUR AFTER BIRTH
1) DEPRESSION DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY
- When you are pregnant or after you have a baby, you may be depressed and not know it. Some normal changes during and after pregnancy can cause symptoms similar to those of depression. But if you have any of the following symptoms of depression for more than 2 weeks, call your doctor:
2) WHAT IS DEPRESSION AFTER PREGNANCY?
- Depression after pregnancy refers to the negative thinking and feelings of despondency that many women experience after the birth of a child. In addition to the sad, lifeless feelings that accompany any depression, women who suffer from depression after pregnancy often fear that their baby will somehow be harmed and may worry that they are "bad" mothers.
3) Women can suffer from depression after giving birh. This is called Postpartum Depression where these mothers find it very difficult to take care of their children, to take care of themselves and to take care of other responsibilities. They can become very emotional at times and also, not feel like doing anything at times. Medical Science is not 100 percent sure what causes Postpartum Depression. Their is a belief that it is caused from an immediate chnage in a women's hormone level after she gives birth.
This depression can be very dangerous for a women and her child. It can start right after child birth and can become severe after 2 weeks. Support groups or counseling have helped women overcome this depression
1) DEPRESSION DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY
- When you are pregnant or after you have a baby, you may be depressed and not know it. Some normal changes during and after pregnancy can cause symptoms similar to those of depression. But if you have any of the following symptoms of depression for more than 2 weeks, call your doctor:
- Feeling restless or moody
- Feeling sad, hopeless, and overwhelmed
- Crying a lot
- Having no energy or motivation
- Eating too little or too much
- Sleeping too little or too much
- Having trouble focusing or making decisions
- Having memory problems
- Feeling worthless and guilty
- Losing interest or pleasure in activities you used to enjoy
- Withdrawing from friends and family
- Having headaches, aches and pains, or stomach problems that don’t go away
"Depression During and After Pregnancy." http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/depression-pregnancy.cfm. N.p., March 6, 2009.. Web. 2 Apr 2011. <March 6, 2009.>.
2) WHAT IS DEPRESSION AFTER PREGNANCY?
- Depression after pregnancy refers to the negative thinking and feelings of despondency that many women experience after the birth of a child. In addition to the sad, lifeless feelings that accompany any depression, women who suffer from depression after pregnancy often fear that their baby will somehow be harmed and may worry that they are "bad" mothers.
3) Women can suffer from depression after giving birh. This is called Postpartum Depression where these mothers find it very difficult to take care of their children, to take care of themselves and to take care of other responsibilities. They can become very emotional at times and also, not feel like doing anything at times. Medical Science is not 100 percent sure what causes Postpartum Depression. Their is a belief that it is caused from an immediate chnage in a women's hormone level after she gives birth.
This depression can be very dangerous for a women and her child. It can start right after child birth and can become severe after 2 weeks. Support groups or counseling have helped women overcome this depression
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