Wrapping It Up!!

Well, I guess it's over. I must admit that when I first heard that we would be blogging this semester, I was a little worried. I had never blogged before and had no idea what I was doing. However, throughout the past ten weeks, I have figured out that blogging can be therapeutic. I have also learned to think critically, more with this assignment than any other assignment in my past. While I have never had anyone close to me live with a terminal illness or die of a terminal illness, I have learned so much more about it than I ever thought I could. At the beginning of this assignment, it was my goal to tell different aspects of my neighbor's story each week and then introduce everyone to him at the end. However, due to his terminal illness, he became very sick after the first week and is now struggling to stay alive. However, while writing this blog, I have tried very hard to think critically about the different aspects of terminal illness that I thought he may have faced, paying particualr attention to middle adulthood. So after thinking about terminal illness in middle adulthood, almost daily, for ten weeks, I have made some conclusions. First, terminal illness does not discriminate. There are people of every race, age, gender, culture, socioeconomic class and religon affected by terminal illness. Second, terminal illness affects everyone involved, not only the person with the illness, but also their family and friends. The list goes on and on but these are the two most important lessons I learned while writing this blog this semester. I want to thank everyone for thier comments and for going through this learning process with me. Take care and see you all next year!!!!