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Running head: REFLECTION Chamberlain College of Nursing PSYC290N- One thing I am afraid to think of is death. I am terrified by the thought of it that I have never wanted to picture myself coming down to my last days. Death can occur at any point in the human life span (Santrock, 2019). However, considering I have to think how I would want to spend the last couple of months if I was to have a terminal medical condition, I would travel. I have always been a travel bug and I love to explore with friends. If I was to be in place with a
Running head: REFLECTION medical condition but would still be able to move around without any pain I would like to travel to different countries.More recently, quality of life tools have been developed to enable patient choice in responses (Carter, et al 2004). Another thing I would like to do if I was in my last couple of months is live in Mexico. I love my culture and how I was raised that I have always said that I would go live to Mexico when I am older. Some individuals want to complete unfinished business; they want time to resolve problems and conflicts and to put their affairs in order (Santrock, 2019). My parents are both from the same ranch with a population of about 386. I love my roots, where I came from and how I was raised that it is the last place I would want to spend my life in. Culturematters,yesbutwhatmattersevenmoreisculturethathasstoodthetestoftime,makingthetransiti ontoheritagestatus (Barrere, 2016). In my Mexican culture we love to celebrate the Day of the Death on November 1st^ and 2 nd. We put offerings on an alter with our the persons favorite food, drinks, decorations and music. We celebrate it as joy, humor, and belief that their spirit will visit us and we can have them close to us once again. We do this for out long live family members that have left us and if I was on the death bed my family would do the same for me. On the Day of the Death (Día De Los Muertos) they would go to my grave with live music, food and drinks to celebrate my life. We like to take a Mariachi Band to the wake and the burial to celebrate the end of their lives. That is how I would want my family to say their final good-byes to me. With live music to remember how full of live I was. I personally have never talked about my dying wishes but if I were to my family will hear with all open ears. For instance my father’s wishes are to be buried in Mexico next to my paternal grandparents. He has been peppering and paying for his funeral service although he is
Running head: REFLECTION Santrock, J. W. (2019). Life-span development (17th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
