Think of a patient you cared for or a friend or a family member (or even yourself) with a chronic disease; consider what this individual has gone through with their disease.
Write a short 100+ word reflective essay about the persons disease:
Explain and provide a rationale if the persons chronic disease is a serious illness that can be categorized under one of the dying trajectories. Refer to the reading: The Five Trajectories: Supporting Patients During Serious Illness.
Identify the current stage of grief. Refer to the reading: The Seven Stages of Grief the person is most likely experiencing.
Explain how you identified the stage of grief the person/yourself was experiencing with rationale and/or examples.
