Still remember when I first enter the nursing home care department. Many of the old folks they smile at me when I do the same to them. When I wave to them , they wave back. Their life's now stuck in the nursing home not because they want to, it's because they are nobody can take care of them and look after them. That's why they are stuck in the nursing home care. I chatted with the few friendly and who are still alert and independent patient . Some they can't walk properly, they need a stick to support their body or otherwise they will be end up sitting in the wheelchair .
I respect old folks because they undergo so many stuff/world war/world,technology,places changes . I feel sympathy to everyone who end up in the nursing home. They are old ,so old , very old. Everyday do the same thing in the same place. Some wanted to go out from this place but they can't . Everyday, every hourly they just sleep ,eat, watch for their routine which repeating everyday and still counting. Some condition even worst , they sleep and sleep and sleep whole day long . They are unable to wake up, unable to move, unable to talk. I always look into their eye, the only thing that they can move is the eye. I can feel they are resisting they illness everyday. They just can't express how they feel.
Some they are stroke , they properly think about "why stroke choose me ?" Why ?why? Why? Why trying so hard but the another half of the body just can't listen to the brain command. I can feel they weakness lead to became their fear. They fear of unable to walk independent ,unable to take care their ownself like normal. They struggle so much about life just hope they can able to move by their own independently without under assistance .
I'm gonna share about my patient:
Pt A: She is a strong women but she cry easily when talk about her recovery process and about family. She very talkative. But always feel negative when come towards to ask her to do sth that hard for her, she will always said" I can not do. How to do? "When they start to said I can not they are already give up trying . She is one of my favorite. I always stay with her and make sure she do all the thing that she need to complete everyday.
Pt B: She had one leg amputation. She has a nice and kind smile. Her favorite sport is play ball. She can aim and throw ball very accurate and smooth . But she enable to walk . Only can move by both hand .
Pt C: He is the singer in the group. He can sing very nice . But he had a unknown skin problem that his skin always bleed very easily . Is a intelligent uncle but cause of his unknown causes illness , he end up in nursing home .
Pt D: A very motherly pt. She had a stroke recently . She very nice and friendly . The way she talk very soft . She is a pretty mama :) She make me cry when we no more posted that place . The truly expression from her heart that warm our heart too. I hope she recover faster and never give up finding a new life.
Pt E: She have hearing problem. She is old and no teeth anymore. She always need to follow people instruction only she will do. If not she will struck on that problem without trying to figure it out. I think she is cute , very grandmother feels. I like to look at her expression even though she don't talk much and smile.
Pt F: He always like to call NURSE ,NURSE ,NURSE ,NURSE~ He always want attention on him . When nurse attend to him , all he want is just lower down/ up his bed. After few time we try to attend to him the same thing after he called nurse nurse again, he look at us and smile to us , very naughty . He just shout nurse for fun sometimes.
Pt G: Her favorite is to lie on the bed. She don't like to go do exercise . She talk with mumbling word. I hope I can understand what she trying to said. She is cute when she mumbling something and she smile and look at you.
Pt H: She always sleep the whole day , her age reach 100 , she very independent , she can eat her self , wake up by her self and also change her own diaper.
Pt I: She always laugh without reason . When u look at her she will smile .Is a very cute pt .
I will never forget every one their own characteristic . Hmm how will I be when I'm old ? :)
