2006-08-25 08:38:39 · 23 answers · asked by Aphrodite! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
SHAME ON THEM I TOOK CARE OF MY GRANDMOTHER UN TILL SHE DIED. it was hard but she was there for me when i was kid!!
2006-08-25 08:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by suezekickboxer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately America has ran from God. There are only a very few true Christians left in the world today. And sometimes poeple need health care that the family cannot provide and not sending to a nursing home would do more harm than good. But I do know that there are peoplewho do not care to take care of their parnets or grandparents and simply send them to a home to get rid of them. It's sad and no Jesus did not say to do that.
2006-08-25 08:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by TJ H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you write "I see Americans serve Jesus Christ" you're taking in the real America (the whole continental chunk located in the Western Hemisphere), right? Because if you mean the US then you're making two mistakes:
1. US are not the only Americans. There are like 32 0r 33 different nationalities around here.
2. USans don't serve Jesus Christ. A small minority do, and they are held under suspicion by the US establishment.
2006-08-25 08:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the lord says to honor your father and mother so that your days may be long.Americans place their loved ones in these places for many reasons..chiefly among these reasons is because they cannot possibly care for their parents in a way that the parents need help .medical reasons ....
there are many who place their parents their parents because of selfish reasons too ....this is not exclusively an american problem .
there are nursing homes , hospice care centers and private care givers all over the world....
yes, it would be nice to have our parents with us until they pass on ....but people cannot do this sometimes and the health care concerns of some individuals prohibit the children from careing for them at home ..this is not an excuse , just reality .....
there are many elderly people who are lonely , abandoned and forgotten in these places....we should all try to visit the lonely elderly , whether they are in a nursing home or not ........
2006-08-25 08:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by cesare214 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a person (parent or grandparent) has special needs, and the other (son/daughter) cannot take care of that person, then assisted living is certainly necessary. These "homes" are not free, and they represent a significant burden on the sons and daughters.
Sure, it would be great if "grandpa" could live with us. But, when he needs twice daily injections, round-the-clock nursing care, etc., it is more humane to have him somewhere that can provide the level of care he requires.
2006-08-25 08:42:56 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hear the question. Sadly, wether we like it or not, there is allot of truth to it. The same goes for parents to kids, or neglecting family for the sake of church, and so on. America does not have their priorities straight. Hollywood and Money has changed the mindset of the American family. It is sad. My mother took care of her mother till she died, and she was paralyzed. My mother lives in another country and is in a nursing home. I visit her and I feel bad. I wish money, high standards of living, looks that cost so much, cloth, make up, trips and vacations to be upscale middle class, or you don't have a voice in this country, just look at Catrina, voiceless poverty. The American VALUE-System is messed up. If all Americans, or professing Christian Americans would really live Christian life's, this country would look differently, and our Elders would be at Home if at all possible, the same goes for our Children. Of course there are always circumstances and exceptions, but it would not be the rule that they are in Nursing-Homes. Americans have taken their blessings and good fortune for granted. The responsibility that goes with the blessings has not been heeded. Every man for himself. Community, Family and Social Responsibility is shallow.
2006-08-25 09:08:56 · answer #6 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here again you are judging a whole group by something only some of them do.
I live in Florida, USA.
My mother died of cancer in December of last year. She was 81 years old, a great-great grandmother. She died at home, with her family around her, caring for every need, physical and emotional, until that last painful moment (painful to us, not to her anymore) when she no longer needed us.
But, sometimes, some can not give the care required for their loved ones, so they place them in homes. As long as they visit them often, and do everything they possibly can, they are still there for them.
We are not alone in this. There are many people, no matter where you go in the world who do this with their loved ones.
And, then again, there are those in every nation that do not care for their loved ones, no matter what they profess to believe or not to believe.
Shame on them, where ever they live!
2006-08-25 08:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by grammy_of_twins_plus two 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow that's funny! I'm a Christian and sat with my Grandmother at her home for 6 months before she died of cancer. I feed her, held her hand, talked to her, medicated bed sores, changed her when I needed to, bathed her, prayed with her. All the things she did for me when I was a baby and I'm SO happy I did! I was even holding her hand when she took her last breath. She was never alone or abandoned!
You need to know what your talking about before you start generalizing about people. Just because people are Americans does not mean there Christians!
Sorry if I sound harsh but you really struck a nerve.God Bless!
2006-08-25 08:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by niaflower 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people cannot take care of their elderly family members. They may need medical treatment everyday that cannot be provided to them at home. I do get frustrated, though, when people reach 75 and their kids throw them in a nursing home or retirement home whether they are healthy or not.
2006-08-25 08:46:38 · answer #9 · answered by bluejacket8j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED IN THIS DAY AND AGE IT TAKES AT LEAST TWO PAYCHECKS TO MAKE ENDS MEET WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD IT WOULD BE IF WE COULD SAY HEY I AM STAYING HOME AND CARING FOR WHOMEVER BUT WE CAN'T AND SOMETIMES THE PARENT OR RELATIVE NEEDS MORE CARE THAN WE ARE TRAINED OR CAPABLE OF DOING NO ONE LIKES TO PUT THEIR LOVED ONES IN A NURSING THE SAD THING IS WHEN NO ONE EVER GOES TO VISIT SO HAVE SOME COMPASSION AND CALM DOWN YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO ONE DAY
2006-08-25 08:45:34 · answer #10 · answered by jk poet 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One has nothing to do with the other. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is to get professional care for the elderly, and many enjoy the company in a decent care facility. It does not 'dishonor' your parent to want the best protection available for them. Best to research rather than show your ignorance with questions like this one.
2006-08-25 08:46:29 · answer #11 · answered by oklatom 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋