People with terminal illness are dealing with mentality depression in their mind which will constantly affect their personality and behavior. It is caused by both the treatment of people around them. It is described that five emotional stages involved in coming to an acceptance of the terminal situation, they are denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. (Davis, Cowley, & Ryland, 1995). Some of them may past those process and come to an acceptance, some of them may lose their self- confidence and stuck in depressed.
The personality of terminally ill people also may change as the time goes by because they are treated differently. Once they are given up then it will be a very difficult problem. It is the responsibility of the family and friends to support them in a proper way. Besides that, there is a name of treatment for those who suffered terminal illness. It is called the hospice care. “Hospice care is intended for people who are nearing the end of life. Hospice care services are provided by a team of health care professionals who maximize comfort for a terminally ill person by reducing pain and addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs”. (Mayo Clinic).
Terminally ill people may have better personality once they realize that their life is worth it. In this case they will do many efforts to make each second counts by developing their ideas in positive ways. There was a true story about this:
A Japanese girl who suffered a spinocerebellar degeneration disease had disabled her to walk, speak, write and eat for the rest of her life as the time she was 15 years old. As she was suffering and getting worse, she wrote a diary about her disease to let people know that she still could do something in her last days. Soon after her decease, the book was published and it got a huge feedback from people around them because her story had inspired both common people and other disabled people. (Wiki Drama)
It is clear that for terminally ill people life can become very precious and they will really appreciate everything around. The disease they suffer can overcome the spirit to be stronger and more thankful to what they have while they exist.
On the other hand, some terminally ill people decide to end their life earlier like doing euthanasia because of too long pain and suffering. “Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit.” (NRLC). Euthanasia is believed as the merciful way to end the suffering of terminally ill people because they have the right to decide whether they have to die or not.
Works Cited Page
Mayo Clinic Staff. (2010, April 16). Hospice care: comforting the terminally ill. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hospice-care/HQ00860
Powell, Robert. (2006, February). Protecting against the legalizing of direct killing. Retrieved from http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/index.html
1 litre no namida. (2010, February 15). Retrieved from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/1_Litre_no_Namida
Davis, Bryn D, Cowley, Sarah A, & Ryland, Richard K. (1995). The effects of terminal illness on patients and their carers. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 23.
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