In The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, it is evident that the Hmong people, through their culture, deem the human body and its purposes very different from Western cultures. However, most importantly, the Hmong recognize the application of modern medical treatment to be vastly diverse from their own. Understanding, or at least cognizant, of these differences has an impact on how prosperous medical treatment will be. The biggest difference, resides in the Hmong’s daily lifestyle practices which contain many spiritual and physical connections. By offering two very specific examples, the book utilizes Nao Kao and Foua Lee to exemplify these differences.
In chapter 3 of the book, it reveals that Lia began having epileptic seizures when she was about 3 months old. But the Lees attributed the cause of the disease to that fact that Lia's older sister, Yer, slammed the front door of the family's apartment so loud that the noise of the door had frightened out of Lia body, and it became lost. However, the Lees family feel a mix of pride and concern toward Lia's illness because despite they were aware it is a potentially life- threatening disease, in Hmong religious belief, epilepsy is viewed as an honorable condition. And many people in the Hmong religion believe having epilepsy is a way to enter into the realm of the spirit and the
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Analysis I chose to write my paper on The Spirit Catches You and You Fall, written by Anne Fadiman, because I found the issues raised in this book very interesting, particularly the clash of cultures which led to Lia’s tragic circumstance. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall is Anne Fadiman’s first novel after starting her writing career at Harvard. She received several awards for this book including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction, and was also selected as a “Best Book of the Year” by several publications including People and Newsday. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall is a true story about a Hmong immigrant family from Laos living in Merced California. The
Critique Writing The Advertising infant: Ivan’s Adventures in Babyland In Carole Corbeil article, “The Advertised Infant: Ivan’s Adventures in Babyland,” the author talks about the western culture, which is prevalent nowadays in relation to the upbringing of infants and babies. As the author puts this “Ivan hates to sleep alone so the Big Ones got him a red plastic battery operated heart which was recommended for “sleep resistant” infants,” (Corbeil 146) portray that the families have turned into a totally nuclear setup; as soon as the baby is born he/she is given into the hands of gadgets and electronic equipment. The babies are deprived of early love, care and the traditional upbringing by parents. The “Big Ones” or the elders mentioned in the article depict an image of selfish parents who are seeking easy alternatives to bring their children up. “Nursery listening system for parents’ peace of mind” is being used which “lets parents be in two places at once.” (Corbeil 146) Traditionally, what came to be known, as a common perception among the majority is that children usually require undivided attention of their parents especially when they are babies but in today’s world the case seems to be opposite.
I am curious to know why the insurance companies started this trend on restrictive billing practices or how come the contracts were not clearly understood by each Payee. I was shocked to see how recent this article was. With updated national licensing requirements for PTAs, in a perfect world, these insurance companies should have been educated and informed on the PTA role before encountering these billing issues. PT being not only a focus on reactive but preventative medicine, I would hope that principal or prevention would be engrained in this profession; shouldn’t the role of the PTA been clearly defined
Unit 6 Assignment Autumn Tall CM220-05 Sandra Fontana September 7, 2015 All children should have access to mental health care because in the long run society pays a higher price. Campo, J., Bridge, J., & Fontanella, C. (2015). JAMA Pediatrics. JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Pediatric, 169(4), 299-299. These two pediatricians draw from their years of experience with patients as well as research to come to the conclusion that society is doing an extreme disservice to our mentally ill.
Recalling his personal observation of a late-term abortion performed by one of his instructors during his medical residency, Ron Paul stated, “It was pretty dramatic for me to see a two-and-a-half-pound baby taken out crying and breathing and put in a bucket.” Ron Paul stands very firm in his stance of pro-life. He believes that protecting life is a symbol of protecting liberty. If the people of the United States cannot simply do that than how can we protect our freedom? However, Ron Paul believes that if making abortions illegal he knows that woman will be irrational and still get abortions under unsanitary conditions that would endanger their lives as well as the baby. If Ron Paul becomes president, he wants to find a way to resolve this matter.1 Ron Paul works towards the elimination of the inefficient Department of Education (DOE), leaving education decisions and suggestions to be made in the state, local or personal level.
Another type of lupus is drug-induced lupus erythematosus, or DILE (Lupus Foundation of America). This form of lupus is caused by certain prescription drugs, the most common being hydralazine, a drug that treats high blood pressure (Lupus Foundation of America). DILE has symptoms very similar to SLE, such as malaise, nausea, mouth sores, swollen lymph nodes, coughing blood, patchy skin color, and fatigue (CDC). The final and possibly worst form of lupus is neonatal lupus. Neonatal lupus occurs in infants whose mothers have lupus (New York Times Health Guide).
Benson is a case of malpractice. “Malpractice, as distinct from the type of error that is the focus of the Institute of Medicine’s report implies a greater degree of individual culpability. Examples might include the physician who ignores the procedures in place to protect patients from error such as the time out to confirm that the patient about to undergo a procedure is, in fact, the patient scheduled for the procedure” (Zientek, 2010). This is malpractice because there was a duty owed to the patient to amputate the left leg. The breach of duty was the failure to amputate the correct limb.
The Body in US Culture WS 2012/13 The Body in US Culture WS 2012/13 Essay To Susan Sontag’s „Illness as Metaphor” “Illness as Metaphor” is a nonfiction work written by Susan Sontag and was first published in 1978. Sontag argues against the use of illness as metaphor. She states her main point on the first page of this long essay: "The most truthful way of regarding illness--and the healthiest way of being ill--is one most purified of, most resistant to, metaphoric thinking." (1) Throughout her essay Susan Sontag argues that the myths and metaphors surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, are “preposterous” (74) and condemning to patients suffering from these types of illnesses. Sontag establishes her main point within the preface of the essay: “My point is that illness is not a metaphor, and that the most truthful way of regarding illness- and the healthiest way of being ill-is one most purified of, most resistant to metaphoric thinking” (3).