Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Saturday, June 13, 2009

How To Improve Someone's Stay At A Hospital.

By Brian G. Hall

An unfortunate truth is that many individuals spend a large amount of time in the hospital. Staying at a hospital can be very depressing for someone. There are many things a person can do to help out a loved one who is admitted to the hospital. Even the smallest of gestures can help lift someones spirits greatly.

One clear way to bring happiness to a hospital patient is to buy them presents. Often times people like to buy boxed candy but that is ill advised. Many patients are on a strict diet and candy can be harmful to certain patients. The best kind of gift you can purchase for a person is a nice bouquet (for women) or a nice house plant (for men). Or you can even make them a gift. A nice hand written card with an encouraging message will always be appreciated by a person who has fallen ill.

Spending time with a patient during visiting hours can also cheer up a person. Your loved one is probably feeling lonely and detached from the world. When you spend some quality time with the patient you are reminding him or her that they are loved and very missed. You can bring some movies on a portable player, video games on hand held players, or even play a board game with them. Ideally you would want to do a group activity, something to keep the patients mind focused on your presence rather than being in a hospital.

To greatly improve someones stay at a hospital you can purchase them a personal gown. What not many people realize is that hospital gowns are made of very strong fabrics and fibers. These fibers are chosen because they can endure the rigorous use the hospital puts them through. The fabrics endure multiple washes without fading or losing any threads. Despite being very durable these standard hospital gowns are very uncomfortable for the patient to wear.

The gowns do succeed at being very durable but at the cost of comfort to the patient. The material is often times very thick and can cause rashes in some patients. Also with hospitals buying standard issue gowns they dont always carry the right size for people, often times supplying the patients with a gown that is either to large or small. Not to mention people with Mysophobia (germaphobes/germaphobia as they are more commonly known) will not like the idea of wearing something that has been used by another person. Regardless of how much it has been washed.

Purchasing a night gown will greatly improve the patients stay at a hospital. You will be able to find a gown that fits your loved one perfectly because youll be able to find gowns that come in a wider variety of sizes. The fabric the gowns are made of are more breathable than the hospital gowns. The softer fabric decreasing the likelihood of skin irritation. Also purchasing multiple gowns will give your loved one the chance to wear more than one, if he or she feels that wearing only one gown is too revealing.

With your love and support the patient will no longer have to suffer through the lonely and depressing feelings they are bound to feel while confined to their hospital bed. Keeping them happy is one of the best ways to make them feel better about their situation.

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