Date of Publication

4-15-2026

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature major in Creative Writing

Subject Categories

Creative Writing

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature, Department of

Thesis Advisor

Kathrine D. Ojano

Defense Panel Member

Isabel Laura Lacuna
Sylvelyn Jo A. Almanzor

Abstract (English)

This collection of creative non-fiction essays emerges from my lived experience as a caregiver to my grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease. It explores pathography, or the biographical retelling of the experience of illness, through the relationship between what Nel Noddings pertains to as the “one-caring,” the one who provides care, and the “cared-for,” the one who receives care. Using Noddings’ feminist approach to care ethics, the essays examine care both as the act of providing for a person’s needs and as a moral obligation shaped by family, kinship, gender, and faith. Focusing on the dynamics between the one-caring and the cared-for as an universal aspect of caregiving, the collection is divided into two parts that show how this relationship is formed, shaped, and sustained. Through a feminist lens, this work recounts a woman’s personal experience and sheds light on what it means to care as an act of helping, understanding the illness, and fulfilling her moral duty as a granddaughter. Ultimately, this collection shows that caregiving is not only a personal act but is also grounded in social and ethical practices, and it aims to contribute to women’s writing by offering a distinct perspective on illness that recognizes a woman’s capacity to care and the broader realities of being the one-caring.

Keywords: Caregiving, Alzheimer’s, Pathography

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Abstract (Filipino)

Ang aking koleksyon ng mga personal na sanaysay ay mula sa mga karanasan ko bilang tagapag-alaga sa aking lolo na may Alzheimer’s disease. Sinasaliksik ng koleksyon ang pathography, o ang muling pagsasalarawan ng karanasan sa pagkakasakit, batay sa relasyon sa pagitan ng tinutukoy ni Nel Noddings bilang “one-caring,” bilang ang nag-aalaga, at ang “cared-for,” bilang ang tumatanggap ng pangangalaga. Gamit ang feminist approach ni Noddings sa etika ng pangangalaga, sinusuri ng mga sanaysay ang pag-aalaga bilang pagbibigay ng mga pangangailangan ng isang tao at bilang isang moral na obligasyon na hinubog ng pamilya, relasyon sa kaanak, kasarian, at pananampalataya. Sa pagbibigay-tuon sa dinamika sa pagitan ng nag-aalaga at inaalagaan bilang isang pangkalahatang aspeto ng pag-aalaga, hinati ang koleksyon sa dalawang bahagi upang ipakita kung paano nabuo, nahubog, at napapanatili ang relasyon sa pagitan ng dalawa. Sa paggamit ng feminist lens, isinasalaysay ng pag-aaral ang personal na karanasan ng isang babae at bibigyang-pansin kung ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng pag-aalaga bilang pagtulong, pag-intindi sa Alzheimer’s disease, at pagtupad sa moral na tungkulin bilang isang apo. Ipapakita ng koleksyon na hindi lamang personal na kilos ang pag-aalaga kundi nakabatay din sa mga gawi sa lipunan at etikal, at nais nitong mag-ambag sa women’s writing upang magbahagi ng panibagong pananaw sa karamdaman na kumikilala sa kakayahan ng isang babae sa pag-aalaga at sa realidad ng pagiging isang tagapangalaga.

Mga susing salita: Caregiving, Alzheimer’s, Pathography

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Essays; Alzheimer's disease—Patients—Care

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