The Loved One

Encountering the death and loss of a loved one is seemingly one of the most difficult things someone can go through. One starts to question everything they’ve ever known because they don’t know what to believe. In my case, I questioned whether or not God was real. My brother was 16 when he passed away due to a massive heart attack. I didn’t understand how God could be so unfair and take away one of the little things in my life that made me happy. I started to ask myself if Christianity was for me

If your senior loved one has diabetes, it's important that they eat a diet that is carefully balanced in carbohydrates, protein, fat and nutrients. Doing so can help him or her keep their blood sugar levels from rising too much, which can cause diabetic complications. Try one of these delicious recipes for your senior loved one to keep them satisfied without any blood sugar spikes. Kabobs Kabobs are a fun variation from a typical dinner of meat and vegetables. The protein in the meat will help

Have you ever lost a loved one? Losing a loved one is the most heartbreaking moment to happen to someone in the whole world. Watching someone you love die in front of your eyes can change a person in so many ways. It tears you apart from the inside and replaces your former shelf of a body into an empty vessel. Death can turn the happiest person into a suicidal human being. Death’s only goal in life is to cause destruction and bring pain. This essay explains the loved ones that I lost that destroyed

Dementia Care: Identification and How to Proceed A common concern about senior loved ones aging is dementia. How will you know if they have it, and how do you proceed if they do? The best place to start is with a look at dementia. Dementia is a term that refers to the breakdown of cognitive activity which usually includes an impairment and/or loss of memory. While we do not yet know what causes dementia, there are signs and symptoms that indicate the onset. Additionally, there are certain conditions

This week, I enjoyed the poem “The Breeze Tells Me, Loved One…” by Antonio Machado. The reason I enjoy this poem is because Machado wrote this poem about his wife, who he had lost a few years after they got married. The poet loved his wife, and he shows just how much he cares about her in his poem, and that he will always love her. For example, at the end of every stanza he says, “My eyes may not see you, but my heart awaits”. Even though she has passed away, he will always be her husband and his

How Far Would You Go For a Loved One? Striving is to make great efforts to achieve a goal. When one strives for a loved one, they will go an extra mile to do a deed for that person. Whether that deed is making a friend or loved one feel better or protecting them in every possible way. Those two ideas may seem different, but initially still mean the same thing. To strive. Striving for someone, no matter who it is will always make one feel better in the long run, and some believe that the more

was not even able to recognize his family members. Alzheimer's was a little known disease before 1960, but today it threatens to completely derail the health system in the United States. What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer's disease is considered one of the many forms of age-related dementia. Previously the neurological community frequently referred to

Each of the main characters in the novel are grieving over the loss of a loved one. As a result, one of the key themes focuses on survival tactics used after suffering a loss. Each character chooses a different way to manage their grieving process. The most obvious instance of this theme is in Alma Singer's decision to become an expert at surviving in the wilderness. When she hears that her father loved the outdoors, she decides that she will learn survival techniques in the event that something

Sometimes the biggest tragedy in someone's life is loosing a loved one. The tragedy of this event can be amplified if you're last words are bad or if there is something you forgot to tell them or meant to tell them. There are many book's that are write about this theme, for example In the book "Shoeless Joe Jackson" by W.P. Kinsella, the main character Ray Kinsella is trying desperately to reconnect with his dead father and is willing to put his reputation and financial security at risk

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. Estimates vary, but experts suggest that as many as 5.1 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease. For most people with Alzheimer’s, symptoms first appear after age 60; however there is no specific age that a person can get the disease. If you are between the ages of 30 and 50, the disease is called Younger on-set Alzheimer’s