I’ve been in Sweden for almost 3 weeks now, and it
seems like it’s been a lot more. I’ve
settled into a routine, and know my way around Hökarängen and Huddinge, but I
never fail to get lost in T-Centralen.
It is expansive and whenever I find myself there I feel like it's a new
station.
I am struggling to write about what I’ve learned
because there is simply so much. I’m
learning more about the epidemiology and pathology of Alzheimer’s disease than
I ever thought I could, and discovering that instead of finding answers to the
questions I have, I’m just finding more questions. :P
Such is the life of research I guess.
So much of this project, this disease, involves the
grey matter, the grey areas in our decisions, the in-between, the unsure, the
unknown.
There are so many ethical dilemmas to consider when
caring for someone with AD or Dementia, and last night I met a Flemish guy
(from Belgium) who talked with me about how euthanasia is legal in Belgium, and
that there are discussions around whether or not a person with dementia should be
able to choose that.
This really got me thinking, and numerous ethical
dilemmas popped into my head and then I had the thought that humans are trying
to play God. That scares me, and I
dislike it, so naturally I put those thoughts aside for the moment and enjoyed
the rest of the Fika I was at last night.
I met some really cool people! There are so many fascinating adventures in
the people around us! Who will you have
the privilege of meeting?
Hej då från Sverige!
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