As i turned up to the hospice late, i joined the group discussion half way through. I felt immediately on the spot as i had to introduce myself as i had missed the first introductions. After that we went round in a circle on our feelings on change. I felt like i didn't want to say anything that was depressing or whiney so i wanted to say optimistic things, i was really surprised at how open the patients were with us. They were really up front about their life and their illness.
I spoke to a patient, dorothy, for a while in the group discussion. I thought she was really lovely and she enjoyed talking about her family and her life. I found it really funny that she spoke about her daughter in law and said i looked a lot like her so she would bring in pictures the next time we come. I really thought that was really sweet of her and it made me laugh when she asked if i was chinese as people often assume I'm Asian.
As many patients were lovely and funny, there was one that made me feel really uncomfortable. A patient called steve was sitting next to me, when he spoke about a change in his life he started to cry. He said about how his son first left home and how he felt lonely. I didn't know how to react to his crying, whether to pat his arm or to just sit there. It made me feel really tearful and made me thought how emotional how some of the patients must feel despite their optimistic attitudes.
I'm glad i did go as it has given me a better insight on what to expect and how i should go about things. At first i was reluctant to do this project but i think I'm really going to enjoy it.
Mia
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