3rd Blog Post

In the past few weeks, I've experienced many events that helped me learn more about my topic. First, my family and I had to fly back to Taiwan due to the sudden death of my grandfather. After attending the funeral, I heard that my 4-year-old cousin and my grandmother witnessed the entire incident, which worries me, especially because I was studying PTSD. My aunt later told me that my little cousin, who was left with my grandpa until the last second, was terrified as she witnessed my grandpa falling to the ground and losing consciousness. She was crying so hard and was saying that she doesn't want grandpa to disappear. My grandma, who ran upstairs after hearing a big crash, was not able to save my grandpa on time and was devastated when the hospital revealed the time of death. After hearing the details, I became very worried about my loved ones being diagnosed with stress disorder as death is one of the most common causes of PTSD. Thinking about the incident, I began remembering many cases of children and elders being diagnosed with PTSD after an experiencing traumatizing event. Using my knowledge, I informed my parents about what I learned and told them to be aware of the disorder.

Through this incident, I was able to understand more about PTSD and also raise awareness among my relatives. I was also able to use the facts that I learned to give my parents some useful information that might help my grandma and my cousin in the future. One of the things that I learned about myself is that I really want to help people who suffer from depression and sadness. I am hoping to help my loved ones walk through this sad period of time.

One of the setbacks that i have is that I was not and is still not able to do much on my project except researching. This is because I am still in Taiwan and is still staying at a place where it is hard to get internet. My next step is to quickly start on my presentation after going back to America.