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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diving_Bell_and_the_Butterfly
- http://www.salon.com/2008/02/23/diving_bell_2/
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Diving Bell & the Butterfly
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I would have to say that my favorite scene would be when Mr. Bauby's friend who was taken hostage visits him and ultimately inspires him to make the most out of what he has left in his life. Not only was it caring and compassionate, but it also provided a unique comparison between being taken hostage by another individual, someone who is capable of being fought, and being taken hostage by your own body.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson that I took away from this film is that even though someone is incapable of speaking normally does not mean that they are incapable of thinking or feeling and that every effort should be made to communicate effectively with them. Simply making decisions on their behalf, even if they are for the best, is not acceptable.
I was surprised at the treatment that Mr. Bauby received, not only from the doctors who were treating him but also from his family and friends. It was so cold and removed, especially when we were provided with his internal monologue reacting to each situation. I think that is also what made me sad, was everyone apparently being oblivious to his suffering.
I also found it sad that many people seemed to be oblivious to his suffering. Of course I would expect a man who can no longer move or speak to be depressed and possibly want to die. But when he expresses this feeling to the speech therapist, she was infuriated and left the room. She did come back and apologize to him, but I feel that health care providers should always be understanding of pain and suffering and that they should never be judgmental of feelings that stem from those.
DeleteI also took that lesson away from this film. It was incredible how they communicated with him, but I can't imagine having to do that every time that I wanted to say something. It would be so frustrating, and I do not think that Mr. Bauby's family, friends, or even doctor's, realized how awful this must be for him. I thought it was sad how Mr. Bauby made it through so much, he wrote a book using communication with blinks, he was making the best out of his situation, etc., and then he dies at the end. I was just not expecting that ending.
DeleteThe frustration that can come from not being able to communicate with people is very hard. This can be from someone not being able to speak or their being a different language that is spoken. It defiantly teaches someone patience when having to speak with someone else with a language that we are not familiar with.
DeleteThe film to me brought up a very important concept in the care of any individual but more importantly those whom have a language barrier. Mr. Bauby's case was surly one of its kind however this film brings up a very good point that anyone pursing medicine should understand. Locked in syndrome is not the only case in which these events could occur for example; take any language barrier like deaf or foreign. Imagine what it must be like for a patient who cannot effectively voice there concerns to those around them. In our day in age this is a more common example of how we must treat these patients with gentle considerations because any language barrier can cause issues within care
ReplyDeleteAlex, I completely agree! We need to learn to treat everybody with dignity and understanding, even though we might not understand ourselves. But it is vital to seek help in finding translator or seek someone who can help translate like the speech therapist. We all have voice and it deserves to be heard in one fashion or another.
DeleteIt can be very hard to find someone who can translate when we live in a world that many people want everyone to speak English. I know that not speaking is different but there are people that can sign and know how to communicate. At the pharmacy it can be very frustrating when you don't understand someone. You have to learn to just take a step back and put yourself in their shoes.
DeleteI think my favorite scene from the film would have to be when Mr. Bauby's speech therapist calls the woman that He had a book deal with to tell her that he still wanted to write a book even though he could not speak or write. I also loved his comment that besides his eye, only two parts of him were not paralyzed: his imagination and memories.To me, his extraordinary perseverance through such a devastating accident is inspirational. It teaches so many lessons that everyone can relate to like being thankful for things as simple as speaking and functioning, never taking the little things for granted, and always keeping faith. What surprised me was how difficult language barriers can really be. I cringed as the doctor sewed Mr. Bauby's eye shut as if he had no say in the medical care that he had to endure. I also found the two female therapists to be incredibly caring and devoted in helping Mr. Bauby progress. The neurologist, however, in my opinion seemed to be a little brutally honest and friendly with the patient, even though he didn't wan the doctor to treat him as a friend. There were so many things that I found to be sad, particularly the phone call with his father. At 92 and most likely nearing the end of his life, I can't imagine how hard it would be to not be able to hear your sons voice. Overall, I enjoyed this film because I believe it is an eye opener into the struggle of language barriers in the medical field. Even though a patient may not be able to speak or express their own thoughts does not mean they should be treated as incompetent of decision making. Mainaining their autonomy is just as important as maintaining others.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this film was an eye opener to how thankful we should all be for our health, and being able to speak properly. I love films like this because they are eye openers to life lessons. I agree that all patients should have their autonomy, and that in a perfect world each patient would be able to have their own individual attention whenever they needed it.
DeleteWe take for granted so many things in life. There are multiple films that can open these things up for us. It is said that it takes a film for us to realize how grateful and fortunate we are. We should be thankful everyday that we are all very healthy. We may not be as healthy as other people but there are things that we can definitely be thankful for.
DeleteMy favorite part of the film is when the speech therapist begins to communicate to with Mr. Bauby in the beginning of the movie. I think this is a powerful scene, the therapist is Mr. Bauby's last hope. I think it is amazing that the therapist was able to sit there and read the alphabet to Mr. Bauby repeated times in order to distinguish what he was staying and wanted to say, the patience she had is outstanding. I don't think I would be able to do that.
ReplyDeleteAs a health care worker, I learned to see things through my patient's eyes or their view point as I go in and bath them or give meds. It is important to be kind to patients regardless of what you think their mental capacity is or their diagnosis. I try to treat every patient with dignity and respect regardless of their needs. After all we are all human beings and we all need help from time to time.
Lauren, I also liked the first interactions between Mr. Bauby and the speech therapist. While they both began to realize how difficult and time consuming it was going to be to communicate, the speech therapist gave him something that he had not been given yet, full and undivided attention. She was the definition of patience and gave him the autonomy that every patient, and human being, deserves. I wish that every patient could be given such individual and personalized care. In a perfect world.
DeleteThis also was my favorite part of the film. I loved the speech therapist and it made me wish that each patient received that type of attention. i always have been raised to be kind to everyone because there is people that have it harder then me. I was astounded when I saw how cruel people could be. It's not like Mr. Bauby asked for the speech problem. I took many life lessons from this film.
DeleteIt's hard to call this scene my "favorite" of the movie, because there were many moving scenes that made a lasting impression with me. But one scene that evoked a lot of emotion for me was when the two hospital employees came to install a phone for Mr. Bauby, they treated him in such a horrible manner. It is incredible to me how inconsiderate and insensitive people can be sometimes. While Mr. Bauby made the most of the situation and made some of his own jokes, he did not deserve to be treated that way. The entire film was a strong reminder to me of how important words are. They can build up, tear down, express love and hate, etc. This film is very moving in a lot of ways and contains many life lessons that everyone should be reminded of.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the film would have to be when the speech therapist begins to communicate to with Mr. Bauby in the beginning of the movie. When watching this film, I was amazed at how cruel the world could be. It breaks my heart when I see such sweet people, treated in such an awful way. The film taught me to always treat people kindly, and that words can be very harmful. I love films like this, because you take so much from it, such as life lessons. It opens your eyes to how blessed we all are, and how thankful we should all be.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the movie was when Mr. Bauby decides that he still wants to write a book even though he can not speak. This to me shows that even though people may not be able to communicate the way we do doesn't mean they don't have things that they want to do in life or want the world to know. This movie to me hit home this week. This week I have witnessed so many people being cruel for no reason. I am not saying that I am the nicest person all the time, but I like to think that overall I am a nice person. I was raised to always treat people with respect and witnessing this experiences this week and watching this movie just made it that much more important to me.There were multiple people that brought up the idea that words are so important. I think that thoughts and feelings can be verbal and non-verbal. We need to remember this when we think about the way we are treating people. People may not tell us the way they are feeling and that we are hurting them but we can see from different non verbals that the way we are acting isn't right or is hurting another human being.
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