Unit 10 - Re-evaulation

In unit 3, I gave myself the assessment of a physical score of 8 out of 10. At this time, I would give myself a 7 as my hypertension became worse and my edema increased. However, at that time I was a newly diagnosed pre-gestational diabetic, and throughout the time I was able to manage my blood sugars very well with diet modifications. While I had complications, I have been able to carry my child to nearly full term (delivery is next week) and I am anticipated to deliver a very healthy baby with minimal delivery complications.The goals I set for myself in unit 3 for my physical health included eating right and starting an exercise regimen when my physician deemed acceptable. While I have continued an excellent diet, I have not had the approval for exercise, however, following shortly after delivery, I will be able to implement the final goal of starting an exercise regimen again to improve my physical well-being.

For my spiritual well-being, I scored myself a 10 of 10 in unit 3. Again, I would give myself this same score as religion and spirituality is very important to me. Having a strong relationship with God is important to me, and I will continue my practices of prayer and mass attendance to continue the bond that I have. My goals for my spiritual well-being was to continue attending regular masses, however, due to the severity of my hypertension, I was not able to attend masses regularly for the last 4 weeks, however, continued prayer is done daily even if I cannot attend mass. After delivery of the baby, of course these practices will resume. 

My psychological well-being I gave myself a 7/8 of 10. At this time, I would give myself an 8 again as while I have had great frustrations with being on bed rest and the complications of pregnancy, the end is in sight and I have reached the goals that my perinatologist implemented for me during the end of the pregnancy. My goals for my psychological well-being was to watch for depression and have a positive mentality. I have history of depression, so this is very important that I continue to monitor on a regular basis. While frustrations have been high due to being uncomfortable and being more than ready to deliver this baby, continued monitoring is necessary so that I can not only enjoy my life effectively, but provide the best start of life for my infant and continued positivity for my toddler.

My experience through this course has been very positive. Learning new meditation exercises and finding what works best for me was difficult, but there were many options available for discovery. Learning how to implement holistic healing not only for myself, but how to incorporate for my patients' benefits is very rewarding as the patients will have more options for treatments. By having background in understanding integral health, I can improve the quality of my life, my family life and give recommendations for patients as well for their own improvement of their health.