I interviewed four elders in three different locations. Two elders were interviewed in their apartments in Kearney Palms apartments in Kerman California. The other elder was interview in Autumn Ridge at Kerman CA, and the fourth elder was interview by phone.
My interview started with question number one, Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life. , Two elder said it was nice they enjoyed it because they made their own toys and imaginations. One elder did not enjoy his childhood, because he did not get to play he started helping as a young boy with corn farm, and playing to this elder was milking cows to have for breakfast with his siblings. Another elder said she too didn’t have much of a childhood, because she enjoyed doing …show more content…
At what ages (or stages) did you notice that you were getting older., three responded yes and one responded no. The one elder that responded no said she has and can do what she has been doing. The other elder said yes, because she cannot do all things she used to be able to do. The other said, his bones started to heart when it got cold or he hurt himself, also that he was not able to carry heavy things like before. Another elder said, of course I am old I am 88 years old. All three explain how their body did not function like it did before. One elder mentioned how skin starts to change when you are old and the way you …show more content…
What are your plans for the future? One elder said growing up playing were the best years of her childhood, her future plans is to wait till she died. Another elder said his best years were when he got old and became a grandfather, his future plans were to enjoy what he has left and his grandchildren. Another one said her best years are now as a grandmother as well, because her grandchildren go to visit her. And future plans they all had in common been to enjoy the life they had left. The other elder said, her best years was when she was a young adult she loved to go dancing and she did not have plan for the
My interview started with question number one, Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life. , Two elder said it was nice they enjoyed it because they made their own toys and imaginations. One elder did not enjoy his childhood, because he did not get to play he started helping as a young boy with corn farm, and playing to this elder was milking cows to have for breakfast with his siblings. Another elder said she too didn’t have much of a childhood, because she enjoyed doing …show more content…
At what ages (or stages) did you notice that you were getting older., three responded yes and one responded no. The one elder that responded no said she has and can do what she has been doing. The other elder said yes, because she cannot do all things she used to be able to do. The other said, his bones started to heart when it got cold or he hurt himself, also that he was not able to carry heavy things like before. Another elder said, of course I am old I am 88 years old. All three explain how their body did not function like it did before. One elder mentioned how skin starts to change when you are old and the way you …show more content…
What are your plans for the future? One elder said growing up playing were the best years of her childhood, her future plans is to wait till she died. Another elder said his best years were when he got old and became a grandfather, his future plans were to enjoy what he has left and his grandchildren. Another one said her best years are now as a grandmother as well, because her grandchildren go to visit her. And future plans they all had in common been to enjoy the life they had left. The other elder said, her best years was when she was a young adult she loved to go dancing and she did not have plan for the