Jonathan is a young adult who does not know what to think for reason that his father is sick in a hospital bed...dying. Dying is an alarming and touchy topic to talk about, but with the presence of loved ones, it does not have to be so bad. . Family members are shocked and saddened, being surrounded by loved ones comforts people, and the approach one takes to dealing with the situation can relieve a large amount of the patient’s emotional strain.
I completely agree with Jonathan saying at the beginning of the movie talking to the flight attendant on the plane “Who lies about their father dying?”. Just by looking at the father when Jonathan initially walks into the hospital room was terrifying. His father appeared to have no quality of life. Hooked up to machines and the tube in his neck from the throat cancer looked miserable in my eyes. The father got the throat cancer from smoking, so
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immediately when Jonathan walked into the room, the father smelt the aroma of cigarette smoke. No matter what Jonathan was thinking, he put his father first. If Jonathan was angry, he left the room to take the anger out, because he knew it would create a negative mood, which his father did not need. When he sung to the children that were only wanting pop music, his dad was in the back of the room listening in. I took away from that scene the fact that his father loved listening to music, especially when his son sang it. Loved one’s are many people’s easy way out of the reality of the situation.
When a sick person is in the hospital, their likely rank of quality of life on a scale of one to ten is less than a 5 in my opinion. The way the mom hit the father in the church really struck me. I merely thought to myself, why would someone slap a suffering person, no matter their reason. Once I realized the outcome of the hitting incident, I understood that the apology and amends are more important that the original action. The father forgave the wife and moved on. Forgiveness is what is most influential at the end of life. The moment’s that appeared to be of the greatest meaning to Robert were when he got the chance to see his friends and family. I, without a doubt, felt a sense happiness Jonathan stated to his father that all he wanted was for him to be proud and the father responded showing that he was, unbelievably. It brought happy tears to my eyes. I think that for Robert, this was the connecting point between him and Jonathan. It confirmed the love amidst the two of them for Robert and
Jonathan. The approach people take to dealing with news, like a family member dying, can make or break the sick one’s view on the situation. If one believes there is hope for the relative, the patient may see it as well. The way Karen reacted to the father telling Jonathan and her was the exact same way I reacted when I found out my mother had cancer. A parent coming out and telling their children that they have a terminal illness with a certain amount of time to live has got to be a subject that is heartbreaking to allude to. By Karen and Jonathan both reacting in a negative way to the father’s decision about his will, this presumably made the father feel worse, but he had his mind made up and that was that. What Robert seems to desire most in his state is to have physician-assisted suicide, however, it is definitely not the case for his family. The consensus was for Karen come up with an argument to convince her father that dying is not the optimal solution. This movie was one that truly got deep down into my heart. To see a situation of the growing love between father and son was heartwarming. For Robert’s family, it was horrifying to observe the suffering that Robert was going through, but in my opinion, Robert was enjoying his life as much as he could in the hospital as a result of being surrounded by loved ones. The way his family approached the situation probably made the situation difficult at first, but their view and actions that changed over time made their father happy and helped him stop suffering emotionally a remarkable amount. The physician assisted suicide that he received was one to make him happy, and that’s what we as families need to look at, the wishes of the ones we love.
...son dies, it really does not mean anything to the doctors, except a free bed. This scene plus the others which take place in the hospital show change in the way that men pull together when someone is in need. The hospital scenes also show that men are so accustomed to death, they know when someone is going to die, and can tell the degree of an injury when it happens.
Now that the summary is out there for all who did not get to read the story let’s make some connections to everyday life. In the story is it said by the author that, “All the while I hated myself for having wept before the needle went in, convinced that the nurse and my mother we...
Dan and Betsy go through their emotions on hearing about Samuel condition of cerebral palsy. The roll coaster of emotion they felt. As a parent I could relate to their emotion of having a child with disabilities. I would love my child regards of condition but the emotion I would feel would be fear. Dan and Betsy both went through fear; asking themselves what about his education, and interaction with others. I would have those same question; as
Chapter Seven lightly touches upon the death of AIDS patients, and the stigmatism's and rejection they may face, but also exhibits the patients' ability to control their moment of death. The joy which a family can gain when there is an open acceptance of a loved ones death is visible in Chapter Eight as John's f...
Jane is suffering from depression as the result of Simon’s death and is struggling with most of her daily activities. Death as a stressor has affected the whole family. The impact of death on the family system creates a structural void that requires homeostatic adjustments.
...e call as being the son’s death, but in this case are the parents the victims of misshapenness throughout the day? There is no true evidence that the last phone call was indeed from the hospital a mistaken phone call once again. What makes the story particularly interesting is through this misguidance and places of signs and symbols throughout the story, the reader is challenged to decode the ending to the mysterious phone call and look for answers. The struggle the mother and father had to face to bring up their mentally unstable son makes the story particularly unique. The characters of the story make them relatable people because they have such strong emotion towards their son and the reader can feel comfortable and at ease with the couple as if the mother and father of the story are the reader’s parents.
When Craig Gilner woke up that morning in a panic, he realized what he was feeling was more than just reoccurring suicidal dreams. He understood the emotions he was feeling were very real and not about to just go away. One would expect that the person would try to do so, except Craig did otherwise and checked himself into the hospital. “I guess maybe I didn’t really wanna kill myself, but I kinda did.” - Craig. At first, Craig didn't think there was any way for anything to get better, but then he met Bobby, a man somewhere in his thirties having a hard time with life. Bobby was the one to take Craig under his wing, over time as Craig learned about Bobby's experiences, trying to commit suicide, this made Craig reflect on himself and his own problems. “You’re cool, you’re smart, you’re talented. You have a family that loves you. You know what I would do just to be you for just a day? I would do so much.” – Bobby. This statement really hit the heart for Craig, he realized all the things that were holding him back from enjoying life. Craig initial attitude when walking into the adult ward was "I don't belong here." But each day he began to realize all the things that held him back, that lead to him going into the adult ward, to begin with, His stress about school, family, friends. His anxiety preventing himself from showing the kind of person he is.
It felt so dragged out because all I wanted was to see him and tell him the news. Our connection felt different, phone calls were made shorter and they weren’t as frequent. I missed him. Two nights had gone by without a phone call or even a message. This wasn’t typical of Luke. I was becoming increasingly worried. I tried to distract myself from the situation and went to Atlanta to visit my parent’s for the weekend. This provided a distraction from my despair. When I arrived home, the flat fell silent. I sat aimlessly on the sofa, starring at the telephone, hoping that maybe it would ring. I tried turning my television on but I was oblivious to anything around me. I didn’t know what to do with myself. I knew something was wrong. Fifty-five minutes passed, as I stared at the phone. That was when I heard it
The death in Junior’s family affects and changes more than just his family. He helps others realize what his life and death are actually like. Death works on many levels. It even affects people outside of the family. Death gives people a new perspective on life and allows for more empathy towards others.
The world that I come from begins with the history brought upon me from my mother and my father. My world has all started in the beginning from my mother’s history. It was held at the time where the revolution of Nicaragua has sparked while my mother explained to me my ancestry as well as her travels. During the Nicaraguan revolution, my grandfather, Acquilles Cortez, was a nurse during the war. He has served during the Nicaraguan revolution as well as the Vietnam war. At the time, many villages and cities were being pillaged and ransacked.
This scene perfectly shows us how many people seem so overwhelmed by their relatives sickness, they forget who is really suffering and decide to leave so they will not have to deal with that. Quite often friends and relatives of people chronically ill or disabled do not realize how big of an influence they have on the lives of their kindred. Sometimes it seems like it is the families who struggle more than the actual handicapped person.
As a child, life was great for me. I spent my days being a hyperactive boy, running around and causing general chaos on my two sisters, Kelly and Libby. The world I lived in was a stress free world, I had not had many difficult experiences growing up. Life was beautiful for me, until a tragedy struck my family.
The death of a child is the most devastating loss a parent can ever experience. When a parent losses a child, something in the parents die too. The loss not only destroys the parents’, but also leaves an emptiness that can never be filled. The expectations and hopes of a future together are all just a dream now. Burying your child defies the natural order of life events: parents are not supposed to bury their children, children are supposed to bury their parents. Their life is forever changed and will never be the same. The parent not only mourns the loss of the child, but also mourns the loss of their child’s future. Parents will often visualize what their child could have been when they grew up or think about all the potential they had.
Death is something that causes fear in many peoples lives. People will typically try to avoid the conversation of death at all cost. The word itself tends to freak people out. The thought of death is far beyond any living person’s grasp. When people that are living think about the concept of death, their minds go to many different places. Death is a thing that causes pain in peoples lives, but can also be a blessing.
My father has had the biggest impact on my life because he helps me with everything that I need no matter what it is. During the summer time he is outside most of the time welding making continuous fence and pouring concrete into the post holes were a t-shirt with a bunch of small holes in it from the sparks burning though. He always has a hat on but he won't be wearing a hat when it's hot outside and he’ll take his shirt and rub the sweat off of his face.