The Alutrya Family
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The Alutrya family is a nuclear family. He is living with his 3rd partner and their 2 sons. The index patient had been with two other women to whom he had children before meeting his current partner. His current partner is a widow who has a son from her previous marriage. Their children from previous relationships are living in their own homes with their own families. They belong to the lower class of society where most of their income is just enough to fulfil the lower tier of the hierarchy of needs. Her partner is the sole source of their familys income with some help from precious relationships and their neighbours. Health care is not the main concern of the family even if there is awareness in terms of the severity of the condition due to the dilemma their current financial instability imposes.
With the help of the health care program of the department of Family Medicine that caters to people of all ages that may benefit from their intervention, this family may be educated regarding their illness, the availability of health care resources that may be of benefit to them, the accessibility to multidisciplinary approach that will help address the physical, emotional, spiritual and social concerns that arise with advance illness, the services that can help him alleviate his sufferings and improve his quality of life.