Discussion with Family and Friends
Ask a family member or friend the following questions:
“How would you like to be told you have a terminal illness?”
"What would be a “bad” way to deliver such news?"
"What two things (from a healthcare provider) would help you process such news?"
One of the basic premises of D&D is that individuals in the USA typically do not realistically nor actively talk about death & dying until it is too late. So, given your conversation, please create a short journal-style entry (about 3/4 of a page) highlighting the following things:
Was the conversation easy or challenging to arrange and conduct?
Did you feel comfortable asking to talk about these areas and did the other individual appear comfortable? Why?
What are two things that you learned about the other individual?
What is one thing you learned about your self from doing this assignment?
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The conversation was easy to arrange because the family member was excited to hear the questions I had to ask. However, conducting the exercise was not easy because they realized that the questions were not easy to answer. They pointed out that having a nurse break the news of terminal illness is something they have never thought of in the past. Once they explained how they would want the nurse to break such news, the conversation became easier to conduct. At some point, the family member wanted to give up the conversation. However, they treated the situation as a reality and chose to answer all the questions. I did not feel co...
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