October 14, 2010
4:30pm
I just got home from visiting my grandma in the hospital and there were a couple things that really stood out to me.
First of all, she was very adamant on having a female nurse. She made it very clear to every man that came in that he was not to help her out of bed or use the bed pan because she did not want a man looking at her that way because she was uncomfortable. I thought this was very interesting. IN this day and age, male nurses are much more common yet I feel that women like my grandma make it hard for men to enter feminine jobs such as nursing. I know that the reason she wanted a female nurse is because it makes her uncomfortable having a man in her private areas, but still, it made me think about how hard it is to be a male nurse.
Another topic we discussed was my 6 year old cousin. My grandma was telling me how my cousin, Ella, thought she was fat and would not wear shorts at all this summer. I was disgusted that this innocent little six year old would get a horrible idea in her head like that. She is healthy and in no way overweight. She has two older brothers that tease her, but they would never be down right mean. Apparently my aunt had to have a serious conversation with her about body image. My aunt is a really great person and I know she knew what she was doing, but I am upset that she even had to have that conversation. Part of being six is feeling safe and comfortable with who you are, and anyone who takes that away is not ok with me.
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