Shaun Miller
Values
1) How does your state of health affect your life? On a daily basis? The big picture?
2) What gives your life meaning? (What is important in your life?)
3) Are you a religious person? Are you a spiritual person? If so, what are you beliefs? Do your beliefs help you deal with illness? Do you belong to a religious or spiritual community? If so, what does it mean to you or how does it help you?
4) What goals do you have for the future?
5) What fears or worries do you have? In general? About being sick?
6) What are your thoughts about death? Have you given much thought to it?
7) How would you like your health care providers to address these issues when caring for you?
Values (Self)
1) How does your state of health affect your life? On a daily basis? The big picture? A) I believe the state of my health plays an enormous role in my day to day life. Being in the healthcare field I see everyday how people's lives are drastically changed when there good health turns to illness. This experience has allowed me to value my current state of health and not take it for granted. I try to tell my self everyday, as much as I can, to heed the medical advice of my own profession so I can try to maintain my health for as long as possible. The main active health issues in my life right now are diet and exercise ? two things that I need to work on the most. With med school hours and my brilliant excuses I am not at the healthy level I would like to be in these two areas. In terms of the big picture, I believe ones physical and mental health is paramount to any possession one cou ...