As I have read the assigned chapters in Renninger & Shumar, I have to agree with the statement, "things seem to move faster and faster, and we look desperately for something to hold onto, something to connect to." (Giddens, 1994). Our fast paced lives leaves no time for anything. I have had an extremely difficult week. My grandmother of 89 years has had complications from a simple outpatient procedure and has spent the last 3 weeks battling for her life, which has been an uphill climb. When we think she is almost at the top of the hill, something else knocks her down and she begins to descend again. I have encouraged my family to let go as technology is great but at some point you must let fate and faith be the ruler. As our society looks for self help, we often turn to those "experts" in the field. As in chapter 9, the term detraditionalization is described as ongoing questioning (Giddens, 1994). Technology has come a long ways in health care but the traditional take an aspirin and call me in the morning is gone and the modern medicine with state of the art technology has made some live well beyond their time.
More to come tomorrow, when I have had some sleep..... stay tuned!
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So sorry about your grandmother - it does seem that we are so technologically advanced in medicine that we are sure there has to be some treatment left that can help our loved ones and it becomes difficult to face defeat- it is so very hard to let go - my thoughts are with you and your family
ReplyDeleteI hope that you and your family are well this morning. You are absolutely right about the fast paced lifestyles today. The internet provides even those with the busies lives to find ways to connect with others. In the case of medicine, it has certainly increased the amount of information and the sources of information available to everyone. This has increased the awareness of all healthcare consumers, but it has also increased our questioning and our anxiety. As Deborah stated it becomes hard for people to believe that there is not a cure for everything and this makes it harder for us to let go. The internet communities can make this harder if we research a medical problem and read posts about other peoples experiences and opinions that may differ from what the physician explains. I am sorry for the pain that you and yours are going through and the decisions that lay ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks to both Deborah & Jammie.
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