Intially we all felt very anxious to meet the patients, unaware of what to expect, common worries ran throughout the group. We all felt concerned in regards as to how we were going to connect with the patients. They were all older then us and carried greater life experience causing us to want to make a point of avoding any patronisation towards the patients and treating them with the utmost respect. Another concern of ours was communication and how we were going to communicate with them, on both a professional and personal level. The bond we would make with these patients was also worrying; for example, if one of the patients was to pass away, it would be difficult to deal with. Before participating in this project all of us were very aware of the fact that it would be an extreme emotional challenge. Other concerns of our included punctuallity, organisation and our final outcome.
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