Megumi's Comment to Me: I found your post very insightful and deep. The post painted a great visual that made me want to read more. I found this line particularly insightful, "It was as if this woman was slowly turning back into an infant with no sense of her surroundings." This line moved me, along with the whole post in general.
Steph's Comment to Me: While reading your story I felt as if I was right there with you in the nursing home, you even explained the nurses in such great detail I had visuals. Your best line was "We walked passed another room where yet more people in wheelchairs were dressed up and wearing hats saying ‘Happy New Year." I pictured a scene from a movie and it expressed a sense of comfort. Although people were in wheel chairs they still had holiday spirit and were festive.
Rebecca's (Younger) Comment to Me: I think that this story was very vivid, and made me want to read more. While reading this I could imagine everything; the crunchy snow, the desserts, etc.. My favorite line was "A women who used to capture every moment with the snap of her camera, had little recollection of her memory anymore." It gave me an idea of who she used to be, and was very deep and sad. Over all it was a really great story! Good job!
Carol's (Older) Comment to Me: "This place that had become her home was also her waiting room." is a line in your post that stood out for me. Her room, in the nursing home has been made into a miniature version of her home on the lower eastside... with books and paintings and prints and photographs. This was done by her friends who have loved and respected her throughout her life but were no longer able to take care of her physical needs 24/7. She had a good and interesting life filled with adventure and friends. I met your father through her when she had her annual birthday party and all of our lives changed because of her. Now while she is in the "waiting room" we want to being her comfort, love and show our gratitude for all that she brought to this world. xoxo mom
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Megumi - I found your blog post very captivating and personal. You really went into depth with your own feelings about what was happening. I liked that you connected it directly to the other sources used in this class. The line, "I was shocked but I knew I had to stay strong so I could reassure her that everything will be okay." It made me think about how whenever I am around someone who is very sick I often get more emotional than they are. It seems like the person who isn't sick is more scared than the person actually suffering. I enjoyed reading this nicely written story.
Steph - I really enjoyed reading this blog post. It showed equally your perspective and the woman in the story. It seems as though through her experience you have been able to open up to your own ideas on life. The line that stood out to me was, "As I was leaving her house she stated that she never wants to go back to a hospital and if she's going to die she wants to die in the comfort of her own home... Hearing her say this wasn't too surprising because if I was in her situation I would want to do the same." This seems like a common trend we are noticing throughout this unit. People would rather be surrounded by the ones they love the most verses the strangers who are paid to keep them alive. I think you have a good start to this story and I would like to hear more!
Jay - Although this post didn't do the assignment correctly you addressed some interesting ideas. The line that stood out to me the most was, "Were fine with observing others and making conclusions about them, but we never seem to bring ourselves to question our own lives." I agree with you on this point, we are constantly insulting others actions yet we never take time to think about our own behavior. It would be interesting to tie this idea in with illness and dying. Is this why we forget to check in with ourselves and end up wasting time that could of been spent fixing our own problems? What gives us the mentality to want to think so low about other people? You have some good ideas just follow the instructions better next time.
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