During the process of my senior capstone project i think it changed me personally because I never thought i could feel that bad ever and once i started getting the hang of everyone i became more open and I felt really good about myself. It felt good helping other people especially if they have a problem. It was difficult but it was so worth the time I have spent with them.
During the process of my senior capstone project i think changed me socially because coming into this project i was really shy and scared and after a while i started to loosen up more and I feel that it changed me into a more outgoing person. They all made me feel comfortable at some point, but of course after Ihave spent some time there.
During the process of my senior capstone project i feel that it changed me intellectually because I learned more about what Alzheimer's was and i got to experience it on people. It taught me things to help prevent it or keep their minds busy.
This project was challenging because i was really terrified of how tthe patients would react and what they would say.One challenge I have overcame was my fear because i always felt that that they were talking about me but i just overlooked it. Another challenge was time management because I was always working and I felt that i was never going to get my hours done.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Volunteer Hours (+5)
04/03/13
Today is the last day i volunteer because I have reached my 25 hour mark. It was such a wonderful experience being there and being able to watch over them because a lot of people do not have the patience to do so. I would do this as a volunteer job again but never as a lifetime career because i feel like i would be living the same days over and over again. All in all, this project has taught me to become patient because these patients need all the time and love that they can get since they don't really rmember anything.
Today is the last day i volunteer because I have reached my 25 hour mark. It was such a wonderful experience being there and being able to watch over them because a lot of people do not have the patience to do so. I would do this as a volunteer job again but never as a lifetime career because i feel like i would be living the same days over and over again. All in all, this project has taught me to become patient because these patients need all the time and love that they can get since they don't really rmember anything.
Volunteer Hours (+5)
03/13/13
Today was a pretty hectic day because I haven't been coming for the past two and a half weeks and every time im gone for a while, the patients will look at me like they don't know me and its hard because i have to constantly repeat things to them. I had to keep reminding them what my name was and it just sucks because Alzheimer's is something no one should have to suffer from. But besides repeating myself i had a pretty okay day because they were all being nice and we stay productive. We did some arts and crafts as well today.
Today was a pretty hectic day because I haven't been coming for the past two and a half weeks and every time im gone for a while, the patients will look at me like they don't know me and its hard because i have to constantly repeat things to them. I had to keep reminding them what my name was and it just sucks because Alzheimer's is something no one should have to suffer from. But besides repeating myself i had a pretty okay day because they were all being nice and we stay productive. We did some arts and crafts as well today.
Volunteer Hours (+5)
02/22/13
Lately, it's been hard trying to manage my time because I have been working constantly and I couldn't find any time to do my hours and luckily I got today off because I really want to get my hours done without stressing about it later. Anyways, today i went about the schedule and this time i got to experience my mentor talking to the patients. My mentor was calming a patient down because he couldn't remember his name and It was just so sad to see. I feel like this project is really stressful because you're basically taking care of little kids. Sometimes the patients can be really nice but most of the time they're either grumpy or out of it because they're tired. Today i got to serve them snacks so it'll give them some type of energy to stay up. My mentor told me its better if they eat snacks and meals because they need food to restore energy and if you don't they just fall alseep.
Lately, it's been hard trying to manage my time because I have been working constantly and I couldn't find any time to do my hours and luckily I got today off because I really want to get my hours done without stressing about it later. Anyways, today i went about the schedule and this time i got to experience my mentor talking to the patients. My mentor was calming a patient down because he couldn't remember his name and It was just so sad to see. I feel like this project is really stressful because you're basically taking care of little kids. Sometimes the patients can be really nice but most of the time they're either grumpy or out of it because they're tired. Today i got to serve them snacks so it'll give them some type of energy to stay up. My mentor told me its better if they eat snacks and meals because they need food to restore energy and if you don't they just fall alseep.
Volunteer Hours (+5)
02/13/13
Today was my second day I volunteered at the hospital. It was pretty fun until I seen a lady with Alzheimer's and asked where her husband was and I didn't know what to tell her because i was a fairly new volunteer and I really didn't know where her husband was. So I told her i would get back to her about it so i could ask someone and once i found out what happened i tried to tell her and all she said was, "what're you talking about?" and at first i looked all confused because she just literally asked me a minute ago and she immediately forgot. I thought it was scary because I thought she was just tripping out and then i realized that she has Alzheimer's and it made me feel really sad. All i could do was just have a conversation with her about whatever she brought up.
I didn't get to spend much time with my mentor today so I just went with the flow and did what the patients wanted to do.
Today was my second day I volunteered at the hospital. It was pretty fun until I seen a lady with Alzheimer's and asked where her husband was and I didn't know what to tell her because i was a fairly new volunteer and I really didn't know where her husband was. So I told her i would get back to her about it so i could ask someone and once i found out what happened i tried to tell her and all she said was, "what're you talking about?" and at first i looked all confused because she just literally asked me a minute ago and she immediately forgot. I thought it was scary because I thought she was just tripping out and then i realized that she has Alzheimer's and it made me feel really sad. All i could do was just have a conversation with her about whatever she brought up.
I didn't get to spend much time with my mentor today so I just went with the flow and did what the patients wanted to do.
Volunteer Hours (5 hours)
02/06/13
Today i started doing my hours at the Seton Hospital. There i met my mentor, Chelsee Prado. She's a Certified Nursing Assistant and she worked with level one patients who have dementia. My project is on Alzheimer's so it works out perfectly. My mentor was super nice but she did warn me that It would be hard seeing her because she's busy herself. Anyways, on my first day I was introduced to the facility and I chose what duties I wanted to do with the patients. I chose activities that seemed enjoyable, for example reading to them, playing games, and singing to them. For my first day, I was pretty shy because I showed up not knowing what to expect.
Today i started doing my hours at the Seton Hospital. There i met my mentor, Chelsee Prado. She's a Certified Nursing Assistant and she worked with level one patients who have dementia. My project is on Alzheimer's so it works out perfectly. My mentor was super nice but she did warn me that It would be hard seeing her because she's busy herself. Anyways, on my first day I was introduced to the facility and I chose what duties I wanted to do with the patients. I chose activities that seemed enjoyable, for example reading to them, playing games, and singing to them. For my first day, I was pretty shy because I showed up not knowing what to expect.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Personal Narrative
I remember about 6 1/2 years ago I met the love of my life. I was only in the 6th grade and I didnt even know the guy. I thought he was the cutest boy ever and i never even knew his name. I told my friends that I liked him and i told them don't tell anyone, and they ended up going up to him adn telling him that i liked him and he was all confused because he didn't even know me as well. After my girlfriends went up to him and told him that I liked him, they were forcing him to ask me out. Days after, he came up to me and asked me out and of course i said yes, because I liked him too.
After he asked me out we just went back to doing what we did without even exchanging numbers or talking to each other
After he asked me out we just went back to doing what we did without even exchanging numbers or talking to each other
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