Rebellion
I have so much to say, so many things running through this screwed up brain...I have no idea where to begin, or even if I *should* begin in the first place.
1. The Crime of Modern America
I think I've found my cause, my reason. I used to think it had something to do with environmental activism, conservation, whatnot. While I still have an intense passion for that, and will continue to live my life with those ideals, my cause is Elder Care.
I've deleted three attempts at describing why I'm so moved by this. There's no way to relay what is going through my mind, the anger, no, the RAGE I've felt at the treatment of our elderly, at "nursing homes," assisted living and the like. At the number of patient's I've had who have no family, whose children never come to visit. At the loneliness, desolation, and neglect they are experiencing. I feel my face flushing, my heart racing as I think of it.
If you love your family, if you love your parents, NEVER allow them to go into a nursing home. Find a way to care for them at home. Learn about their illnesses and their needs. Avoid nursing homes at ALL COSTS. I don't care how pretty it is, I don't care how much your mom says that she won't mind (because she doesn't want to be a burden), that this is a "good nursing home." THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A *GOOD* NURSING HOME. If they go in, they most likely will never come out, and if they do, they won't be any better for it. Keep them home. Care for them as they cared for you. Love them.
There has to be a solution...there has to be a way out of this. I will do *anything.* Right now, that "anything" looks like medical school. If that's what I need to do, then so be it. I won't mind.
2. Bigotry/Racism/Prop. 8/Religious Extremism
Things I simply do not understand. Does. Not. Compute. Why do we (humans) need to hate? Why do we need something to feel superior to? YOU ARE NOT GOD. YOU ARE NOT THE JUDGE!
Again, my anger is so great these days that I can't even put it into words.
There's more, but my mind is dizzy.
1. The Crime of Modern America
I think I've found my cause, my reason. I used to think it had something to do with environmental activism, conservation, whatnot. While I still have an intense passion for that, and will continue to live my life with those ideals, my cause is Elder Care.
I've deleted three attempts at describing why I'm so moved by this. There's no way to relay what is going through my mind, the anger, no, the RAGE I've felt at the treatment of our elderly, at "nursing homes," assisted living and the like. At the number of patient's I've had who have no family, whose children never come to visit. At the loneliness, desolation, and neglect they are experiencing. I feel my face flushing, my heart racing as I think of it.
If you love your family, if you love your parents, NEVER allow them to go into a nursing home. Find a way to care for them at home. Learn about their illnesses and their needs. Avoid nursing homes at ALL COSTS. I don't care how pretty it is, I don't care how much your mom says that she won't mind (because she doesn't want to be a burden), that this is a "good nursing home." THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A *GOOD* NURSING HOME. If they go in, they most likely will never come out, and if they do, they won't be any better for it. Keep them home. Care for them as they cared for you. Love them.
There has to be a solution...there has to be a way out of this. I will do *anything.* Right now, that "anything" looks like medical school. If that's what I need to do, then so be it. I won't mind.
2. Bigotry/Racism/Prop. 8/Religious Extremism
Things I simply do not understand. Does. Not. Compute. Why do we (humans) need to hate? Why do we need something to feel superior to? YOU ARE NOT GOD. YOU ARE NOT THE JUDGE!
Again, my anger is so great these days that I can't even put it into words.
There's more, but my mind is dizzy.
posted by Mrs. Strange at 12:42 PM
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