Reflection: GIN Dialysis

Although this activity isn't completed yet and I hope this activity continues on for years to come, it's time for me to write a small reflection. On September 23, 2014, myself and a few others in the awareness sub-group within GIN Dialysis presented in front of Middle and Upperschool during Chapel. Our plan is to slowly but steadily bring awareness to people about dialysis (what it is, how it's treated, etc). We are starting locally and hopefully we could grow larger in the future. While I was presenting in front of the school, I had a sudden thought. I don't prepare for my presentations, I just let things flow. One of the things that I said was that I don't want to create dependency. What I mean is that I don't want the patients to become dependent on our money and support. Ethically, I don't know how else we could help the patients without helping them with money and being there for them. I just don't want them to be dependent on us, especially if for some reason this group doesn't continue in the future and suddenly the patients have lost support.