The short documentary “The Caretaker” was a touching and heartwarming video clip and short article. Within this video and article, it discussed the feeling of a caretaker Joesy and her elderly women Haru she cared for on a daily basis. This Op-Doc, showed the care and the relationship that Joesy had with Haru, and Joesy discussed how in the beginning prior to Haru getting ill, they would discuss life, and attend church gathering together. During that time they learned about one another, and shared life events on how they came to the United States, Haru was and immigrant during WWII, and was sent to an internment camp Joesy discussed how she learned of the heart ache and the trauma that Haru informed her. Joesy came from Fiji and is still and immigrant who lives within the United States without the proper documents, living in fear that she will be deported. Joesy discussed when she first met Haru, and …show more content…
This may be had at first if they are cognitively functioning, they may become depressed due to not thinking that their declining health. When this stage sets in a person knows that their life is coming to an end and they may not be ready, which can affect them negatively. Having a person like Joesy, that genuinely cares for their “Client/Patient” means a lot, hopefully they can come to terms with their declining health or at least they know that they are being loved for by a stranger. In conclusion, this article shows that even when family cannot care for their aging family, people in our communities will step in and take that role to care for our loved one. These people care of strangers with little pay, and work long hours and deal with the stress, yet give cares so these elder can live their out their last moment of life knowing that they are loved and knowing that they are treated with