Palliative Care Research Paper
The didactic on palliative care helped me reflect on the importance of taking care of those who are around me. There are people who I am supposed to take care of because those are people who I have been put in charge in some way. For example, people at a parish where I am working as a seminarian intern or patients at a hospital where I am a chaplain intern. Those are people who I have to take care of and I do. However, there are other people who are around me and who are very important to me. For example, my family, my extended family, friends in Colombia and Chicago, priests who have helped me during my life, and nuns who have been key in my vocation. Those people have been essential to who I am today.
In creating my genogram, I realized
I don´t keep up much contact with most of my extended family. I call my parents and siblings once a week. I talk with them about different issues that are happening at home and with my relatives. But I don’t call often my grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins. Most of the time I talk to them only when I go to Colombia for Christmas. There we are able to talk about life and share food, drinks, and a lot of experiences. When I was creating my genogram, I had a hard time remembering all the names of my cousins, especially those who live far away from the city. This experience of detachment does not happen only with my extended family, but also with most of the people I meet at parishes or other settings. The most common phrase I hear from these people is: “You’re lost.” Even though I have connection with all of them through Facebook, I almost never talk to them using the chat service. I just talk with them when I go to Colombia or when I visit their parish or house.
Today I recognize the importance of catching up with all these loved ones. They have been very important in my life and I want to remain with them. Therefore, I have begun to talk to some of my cousins who I never talk to. It has been a huge surprise for them hearing my voice through Whatsapp or reading a text I sent them on Facebook. And I can say that for me it has been a huge surprise too.
By the way, I had a wonderful weekend at Universal with Stephen and Rufino. What I liked the most? The Citywalk. A very special place to stay and be.
In creating my genogram, I realized
I don´t keep up much contact with most of my extended family. I call my parents and siblings once a week. I talk with them about different issues that are happening at home and with my relatives. But I don’t call often my grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins. Most of the time I talk to them only when I go to Colombia for Christmas. There we are able to talk about life and share food, drinks, and a lot of experiences. When I was creating my genogram, I had a hard time remembering all the names of my cousins, especially those who live far away from the city. This experience of detachment does not happen only with my extended family, but also with most of the people I meet at parishes or other settings. The most common phrase I hear from these people is: “You’re lost.” Even though I have connection with all of them through Facebook, I almost never talk to them using the chat service. I just talk with them when I go to Colombia or when I visit their parish or house.
Today I recognize the importance of catching up with all these loved ones. They have been very important in my life and I want to remain with them. Therefore, I have begun to talk to some of my cousins who I never talk to. It has been a huge surprise for them hearing my voice through Whatsapp or reading a text I sent them on Facebook. And I can say that for me it has been a huge surprise too.
By the way, I had a wonderful weekend at Universal with Stephen and Rufino. What I liked the most? The Citywalk. A very special place to stay and be.