Reflection Paper On Grandmother

This question is supposed to turn the conversation towards a more positive experience. It is often easy to see what problems aging causes but it is equally important to understand that aging can also have positive aspects. In case my aunt would answer any of the prior questions negatively, this is the chance to end the interview on a better note.

"A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and make them believe it can be obtained." Mentors and role models are important figures in society, they help people succeed in every which way they choose to endeavor. In general, a good mentor is necessary for someone to dreams like Junior. This is very clear with Junior in the absolutely true diary of a part time Indian. Junior relies on the guidance of his mentors, so they can lead him down a path of success. His geometry teacher, Mr. P, helps Junior to understand the real picture of changing and taking his education at WellPoint. Finally, Grandmother Spirit is a very wise and intelligent grandmother who shares all her wisdom with her grandson. Her thoughts have greatly influenced and shaped Junior into becoming the person who he is at the end of the novel. Junior wants something better for himself and he knows he is not just

Honor the Grandmothers takes a look at four Dakota and Lakota women who offer to share the stories of their lives to the reader. It is a heartfelt look into their hardships through racism, to their ongoing battle to pass along the rich history of their ancestors while fighting poverty on the reservation.

Aging is an inevitability of life. With age man exchanges the physical prowess of youth for the wisdom that comes through experiencing the trials and triumphs of life. As an individual enters late adulthood, age 65 and older, they experience many physical, emotional and mental changes never previously encountered and which may require an adaptation of their earlier lifestyle. Some of these late adulthood changes are primary and secondary aging, issues regarding health and wellness, family and personal relationships, and the milestone of retirement. Understanding these changes can help late age adults

Aging is divided into the young old, the old old, and the oldest-old (Moddy & Sasser, 2015, p. 6). In contrast, the life perspective view states that views about aging changes as we change and our lives change (Brothers, 2016).Within aging biological changes occur as the progression to oldest-old occurs. My internship was at an assisted living facility; therefore I have spent a considerable amount of time with the oldest-old. Yes, their bodies are no longer functioning at optimal level, but they are successfully aging. I say that because each one of them offers a unique gift to those who take a moment and listen. For example, one evening in memory care, a resident did not want to eat and was loudly expressing it to everyone within earshot. She was quite hostile towards the man sitting across the table from her. I said her name, so she stopped yelling and looked at me. I said, “Hey why are you yelling, I love when you sing.” She began to sing, “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.” She sang another song, and the gentleman she was yelling at joined in as a duet. For a half-hour she preformed for us. The table joined in the singing as did staff filtering in from around the building. As she closed her show and thanked everyone for coming, tears streamed from the caregivers faces. This dear lady, with the frail body drew on her life of music and shared her gift one last time. Bringing all that joy into the room is an example of successful aging.

The simple bowl is deep cherry wood with a silver rimmed bottom that reflects my face upside down as a result of the polishing it has received over the years. The grain is worn, but still radiates the strength of the tree that it came from. As I run my finger over the inside of the cavernous salad bowl, it picks up some of the olive oil residue from the homemade Italian dressing that has seeped into every little grain of the bowl over years of use. Never subject to washings; we only wiped it out with a paper towel, to better flavor the crisp Boston bibb lettuce salads that it delivered at every family dinner. Just as the wood bowl, my grandmother was weathered and cracked by the trials of life. I could not be around her without leaving

Getting old and aging are things that have become difficult points for many and despite

My Grandmother goes by the name of babunya, and baba for short, this means grandma in Ukrainian. She lived in Ukraine for most of her life, and she is almost 90 years old now. She’s been through a lot in her years, thus her appearance has changed. For every wrinkle she has there’s a story to match. She has had every color hair: blonde, red, brown, and black. Now her hair is a short gray color. She keeps it short because it stays out of the way, even though she hates it short. She has always had long her until now. She has also progressively become shorter over the years due to a very bad back; she now stands just under five feet. Since she spends most of her days in the garden her usual outfit

As aging is a stage of development that cannot prevented, the question of “can one’s aging be more successful than another?” is posed my many. Researchers continually consider the differences between aging successfully, and aging unsuccessfully. As researchers work to complete their studies, many find a reoccurring basis of successful aging. A basis of successful aging can be set including: physical health disease free, chronic illness free, mental health disease free, among many others. The only problem with this basis is the difference from person to person in terms of what makes aging successful. As individuals age, their mental state is a large predictor of how the person will age. A positive mental state about aging, will have a more positive effect on a person’s aging process. Many factors may influence the positivity of aging, such as negative aging stereotypes and discrimination because of older age. These negative aging stereotypes include but are not limited to: older adults are not as smart, older adults are angry all the time, older adults are bad drivers, older adults are isolated and never socialize. In adult aging and development, having a positive outlook on aging will lead to better mental and physical aging.

Up until this moment, this first encounter with my grandmother’s death , my relationship with God has never been this broken. It took me seventeen years to realize the linguistic persecution that my grandmother had felt for two. Once I finally did, my self-identity completely changed. Therefore the time when I challenged a belief was when the death of my grandmother occurred. I challenged this belief that goes by the name of “Christianity”.I chose to challenge Christianity, because the bible says christ takes you through nothing you can not handle , the sorrow was too much to bear I had little to no time to prepare for such catastrophic event that happened in the wink of an eye literally . When I got the news that my grandmother had passed

In life you are taught to learn to walk and then later to run; but sometimes people have to finish the race while others are still on the run. I was taught by Grandmother how to enjoy life and have a good sense of humor. Growing up with her was like learning how to walk one step at a time. She made sure everything I did was well done, but if I was to make a mistake we would just laugh about it. Now I wish I could thank her for all her lessons because I have learned to always optimistic. Even if you do not appreciate someone now, in the long run you always will. Even though death can bring people together, it can also depress you for a period of time, and this was a challenge for me.

Due to my four years’ experience working as a Nursing Assistant in a nursing home, inpatient rehabilitation facility and acute care facility, I considered myself to be well knowledgeable about the geriatric population. I was in for quite a surprise, the Older Adult Review allowed me to apply my learning from the textbooks and understand aging from a personal perspective. I have always feared to get older and ultimately dying but Mary helped ease my worries by commenting that although aging is hard and unexpected, one must always remain positive and ultimately thank God for all he has given us (Mary, personal communication, December 2, 2017). Being that Mary was a frequent patient under my care, I also assumed I knew very much about her, however, it was interesting to

My grandmother name is Carmella also known as Jamilla. But lots of people and call her Ummi. Ummi mean mother in arabic, and she is like a second mom to many as well as myself. My Grandmother is one of the most influential people in my life. My grandmother has been through so much in her life; as a child her mother suffered from mental problems and both parents had problem with substance addiction. Despite that her parents tried their hardest to stay in their children's lives. My grandmother was 1 of 5 children. When their parent could no longer care for them they were living with their grandmother and living in foster home. So her living in this situation made her grow up fast. My grandmother’s life made her tough and a hard worker. At a young age she found Islam and it change her life. She began to find light in a dark tunnel. My grandmother was stuck before and when she became a Muslim she found faith and answer to all her questions. At 16 she got married she had two kids one being my mother that marriage shortly ended and, she soon met and married my grandfather and had 3 more kids at

WM: I don’t see aging as positive or negative, but just a normal, natural process. I still do have times where I’m afraid of the pain that will come, but the experience and wisdom also are tied together with age. The chance to be able to grow from these experiences

At just over five feet tall, she was the kind of woman that you saw on the street and knew to move out of her way. Her demeanor was strict, her hands tied with thick blue veins, criss­crossing over her thin, frail fingers.