Nursing - Severe Life-Threatening Disease

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Reporting:
While caring for the patient who is suffering from a severe life-threatening disease, thee
prime focus of the health professionals is to provide life-sustaining treatment and care for
comforting death. One article is the most prominent instances of death and dying which I was
reviewing and the article impacted my perception of death dying and illness. Topsfield (2014),
narrated the hardships of suffering from chronic illness like stroke where his husband was
diagnosed with a stroke at the age of 46. She suggested that her partner Edwin suddenly
experience dizziness, nausea and diagnosed with stroke. She suggested that in the hospital the
experience of other individuals with similar incidents send extraordinary messages of hope. It
also changed my perception about a stroke patient I encountered in clinical setting. The
significance of the review is that it altered my perception as a health professional and provide an
insight into the hardship of the family members and a patient with the chronically ill disease.
Responding:
Initially, I had an optimal experience while engaging with the article since the stories of
the patients will alter my personal and professional values as health professionals and I can
collect my personal experience with the patient. However, while I was deeply engaged with the
article, I was distressed, upset and unable to disguise my emotions. I found it difficult to manage
the emotions as I was inexperience in dealing with such emotions. I was devastated as a health
professional to manage such emotions. However, I felt happy and mesmerized when she shared
that how individuals with similar incidents send extraordinary messages of hope.