2024-05-08 23:50:00
General cancer
[아미랑] Caring family saves patient’s life
Contributor = Dr. Byeong-wook Lee (Director of Dae Cancer Clinic)
Entered 05/09/2024 08:50
These are the things to do. If you are growing houseplants, you should check to see if any leaves have dried and fallen, and if you are raising goldfish, you should check to see if the goldfish has died suddenly during the night. If you find these things, it’s a good idea to eliminate them before the cancer patient sees them.
When the body hurts, it is difficult for the patient to take care of himself. It may be natural to take off your shoes and hang up your towel randomly. In these cases, the guardian’s careful reflection helps the patient realize that he or she is an important and valuable person.
If your shoes are left unruly at the entrance, it is advisable to organize them and hang up the towels left haphazardly. Dishes should be done immediately and without delay and food waste should be cleaned up from time to time. Home organization contributes to the hygiene and mental health of cancer patients.
It’s not just that. Before the cancer patient wakes up, it is necessary to check their complexion, facial expression and sleeping posture, as well as check whether the temperature and humidity in the room are appropriate to ensure a comfortable environment. This is a similar reason why they grow following seeing the patient fall asleep first. If the patient cannot fall asleep, we need to find out why he cannot sleep and help him sleep well.
There are many reasons why you can’t sleep. This may be due to pain from cancer or anxious thoughts from a depressed mind. “What should I do if I die suddenly? What will happen to my children if I die? How will the remaining family survive? There are times when I can’t sleep because of these worries. Guardians are recommended to encourage, comfort and offer warm words to help patients sleep well.
Sometimes chemotherapy can cause nausea or vomiting. In these cases, patients tend to try to resolve the problem on their own, without waking their guardians, because they think they are going through a difficult time. However, this behavior can also lead to problems with the patient’s hygiene. Additionally, some patients who have difficulty moving do not want to disturb their guardians when they need to go to the bathroom late at night or early in the morning. In this case, you will need to use diapers to prevent skin infections, sores and necrosis caused by bacteria in the toilet.
Patients may have difficulty changing posture on their own. It is important for the tutor to change positions in advance and first check that there are no bedsores on the skin, that there is no necrosis in the pressed area and that the color of the skin does not change due to poor blood circulation. .
During meals, if the patient does not want to eat, rather than immediately clearing the table, it is better to encourage him to eat a little more and put on music to change his mood. Additionally, the unique odor of cancer patients can permeate the home. It is therefore best to maintain a pleasant environment by frequently changing clothes, taking a bath and ventilating the house.
Look around the cancer patient and see if there is anything that can be improved. It will make you and your patients happy. All you need to be happy is something to do, someone to love, and hope. I hope you will become a caring family member. With your consideration, cancer patients will survive. I love you and bless you!
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