Journal 11-Marysa

A profile that I liked a lot is on page 138, the ICU nurse Michelle Alore talking to her daughter Jenna Anderson. In this profile I feel like Michelle definitely had a true purpose for being in this very hard career. This profile made me realize how important it is to have a job that you love every single day. The only reason Michelle went into nursing was for the money but once she actually got into it she absolutely loved it. "But I've realized that the reasons I initially thought I'd go into nursing aren't the reasons that I really love it. For people who deal with critical illness, sometimes it seems like it's just another day. But for patients and families in the ICU, sometimes it's their last day." Michelle does anything she can to make sure the patient and families are comfortable if someone will be passing soon. This would be such a hard job but so rewarding.

This is a picture of a couple ICU nurses rushing and running to help a dying patient. Being an ICU nurse, you never know what's coming through the door so you're always prepared.

I did research in the Hospice Chaplain Issan Koyama on page 115. I researched the Zen Hospice Project and I learned that this project is still going on today in California. The Zen Hospice Project isn't just for patients with AIDS but for anyone facing an advanced illness. The Zen Hospice Project was one of the first and only places that would provide care to those with AIDS in 1987. They actually have "open death conversations" which is supposed to allow you to "get in touch with the final stages of life." If you go to their website https://www.zenhospice.org/ there is also a part where you can donate.