I wrote this piece in my blog, The Dearly Departed, to tell my students about the exciting work we’re doing and how it is affecting them. In it, you can see images of some of the objects we viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Interesting Blog- I too have been discussing our Grant in my Community Health Nursing Class.
My students were exposed to select chapters from the “Spirit Catches You”
And we discussed ethics and cultural believes in medical and Nursing care.
We are so multicultural here at City Tech they students were fascinated and we discussed their cultural perspectives.
I am planning a more formal assignment for Fall
Now we are discussing Death and Culture in class and the role of the Community Health Nurse in helping a client/patient plan for death.
This Grant has already had an impact on my thinking and teaching- I hope to develop assignments that are meaningful for the students.
As you know as we are exploring Death in culture – I lost my Father to a long illness.
Unlike many typical American households we were a three generation household. My children benefited from the experience and sometimes complained of restrictions that came with having a Grandparent born in another country and steeped in Old World traditions living in the same household.
My Dad wanted to die at home- something we see less of.
As the end neared I brought in Calvary Hospice at Home.
The Team helped facilitate the process making it easier not just for my dad but for me as his primary care giver to know I had support.
My Dad had the type of death he wished for and I had the tools necessary to ease his passing.
My son Eric is 23 and still lives at home- he is having some difficulty with this- not just losing his Grandfather but the fact he died in the house.
Eric is won’t go into his room at night-
I can understand this, as this generation grew up on horror movies but this distance from death and dying is part of our culture.