Tuesdays with Morrie- Its always a losing battle against getting odd, by accepting the limited amount of time one has will allow for a more fulfilling live

Beth Bernett- For most, health is not a top priority and people convince themselves they are fine. Its is only when their condition becomes unbearable do they then seek medical attention

Sicko- The health insurance system is flawed in the sense that not everyone has access to healthcare, and people with health care cannot easily afford it.

Near Death- Doctors make patients look better to make it easier on families to deal with and claim they are doing everything they can in their power.

All of these sources offered insight to dying and illness, however they all had different representations. I enjoyed the movies Sicko and Near Death because they were visual demonstrations of some of the dominant social practices in our society. I found the movies to be bias, focusing in one a single argument and running with it to far. While this source was verbal and visual I prefer meeting with to Beth. Talking with Beth about the death of her husband was an example of a personal experience. I enjoyed hearing from Beth because it was a more personal/ emotional representation of illness and dying. This source of insight I found to be at a much deeper and meaningful level. It was the most memorable for me in this unit and therefore I think the most effective.

I recently discovered that my great aunt was a woman who did not believe in the use of modern medicine. She rarely took her children or herself to see a doctor. She lived her life with practices that were "all natural." Her children grew up and redirected their lives in fully accepting allopathic methods. I think it is strangely interesting my aunt’s dissatisfaction of modern medicine. It would be interesting (at least for me) to learn more about these holistic methods but also the way of living. My aunt chose to live that way because her philosophy was to only use natural ways of healing, and any other method was derailing the way of life. I’m curious other peoples perspectives on the use of modern medicine, based off their thoughts, maybe religion.