This compilation of essays explores the challenges, heartbreak and triumphs that occur when you find yourself caught between raising children and caring for aging parents. Whitney’s contribution to the book reveals her feelings of guilt after her mother gave up retirement to take care of Whitney after she developed a rare eye infection. Other narratives in the book include Alzheimer’s, cancer and elder care. Available on amazon.com. Nancy Wall Neill Mississippi.…
I completely agree with you. I also felt the greatest challenge I will face will being able to receive sufficient funding. I found it interesting how you have witnessed policies, regarding funding, change without your knowledge. I'm sure it happens more often than we are aware of. I as well hope to be in a position that allows me to make changes to better serve my clients.…
As I opened my computer, I spotted the email I had been waiting for, “Congratulations! You have been chosen to complete your fieldwork at a skilled nursing facility (SNF).” I read the sentence again. “Congratulations?” I thought as I closed my computer. “There must be a mistake.”…
In the Human Services field I am very passionate about working with people in the deaf culture. I am passionate about working with this population because I know American Sign Language and I feel a connection to the community. Learning ASL took a long time and allowed me to be engaged in many events in the deaf community. I believe people in this population are not given nearly as much attention or opportunities as they should be. The lack of equal access to education, jobs, and basic interactions that hearing people take for granted is not fair and puts this population at a disadvantage therefore making it important for people to want to work with this group of people.…
The authors of “Help me! I’m Old!” came up with the conclusion that caregivers can also lead to a decrease in self-esteem for older adults. Because of the negative stereotypes that are associated with older adults, a caregiver may believe that they know what is best for the elders’ needs and discredit or ignore their requests. If an elder communicates a need, such as being hungry or having a headache, and their caregiver neglects their need or delays treatment, the elder will eventually give up communicating with their caregiver.…
The majority of African American elders is content with their communities and will continue to live in the community, because of the support and assistance of their family members. Being part of an…
Carol B. Cox the Author describes in this article how the developed of a training program for African American grandparents. (Cox, 2002) The training program empowered the custodial grandparents into becoming well versed in parenting skills and peer educators for the community of grandparents dealing with their own issue of life as well as becoming custodial parents. Forced to take command of their own kid’s, child raising responsibilities. This program takes place in New York City and was developed for empowering a set of courses used in the community curriculum for the grandparents in furthering knowledge in raising the grandchildren.…
What I learned from my elder interview is how my grandfather was drafted in the war and became a service man. My elder interview impacted me by how he didn’t become a soldier and became service man and how he was lucky not getting captured by the North Vietnamese. My grandpa motivated me to keep on working hard even if it’s not your job or responsibility. The interview that impacted me is Cap van Nguyen.…
After spending the first month of my summer playing video games, eating junk food, and binging Netflix shows, I wanted to do something fun while also helping the community. Brainstorming ideas, my mom recommended volunteering at a senior center. While I was not interested at first, I wanted to try new experiences as much as I possibly could. The next day, we went to the Forsyth Senior Center and an old gentleman greeted us with extreme kindness. Asking about any volunteer opportunities at the center, I imagined helping with bingo.…
What struck me about this week’s readings was the relationship between ethnographic voices via locale (in all its various meanings) and positionality. I am glad these were specifically ordered, as Linda Alcoff’s questions – who should be speaking for whom? Are ethnographers always the best interpreters? Should the insider authority of the subaltern always be assumed? What kind of violence is being done through this kind of professional/privileged ethnographic interpretation?…
The patient I chose to be my geriatric patient is an active 81 year old man. For the sake of this project we will refer to him as Chaz. Looking at Chaz, you would never imagine that he is 81 years old. Since retiring, as an engineer from Cessna Aircraft, over 10 years ago, Chaz has been staying busy. In addition to riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle, Chaz is a member of the Wichita Corvette Club, often going out to 81 Speedway to watch the races.…
Alexxis, After reading this summary, I think listening to this podcast would really benefit me! My grandmother that moved in with us about six months ago has Alzheimer's Disease. It's really challenging for her to keep up with her medications and we've found that recently she looks for every excuse to avoid going to the doctor even when she clearly knows she needs to. I think a big component of that is the fact that she recognizes she has trouble remembering things and it must be really discouraging for her. I think the point you made about having them write down main questions that need to be addressed would help her feel like she has some control and ensure she gets the answers she needs.…
Life Review Introduction The person who I chose to interview is my father RS, he just turned 70 years old this past February, he has been married for 47years, and has 5 children. The reason I chose RS as the person to complete my interview is as a result of his hard work to overcome obstacles through life and his true dedication to his family through all his life. I aspire to have the same outlook of life that he has maintained through aging.…
For the past five years I have worked with adults with learning disability supporting them to leave independently in their homes and to access their local communities in some cases using my car to do so. For example I work with this elderly gentleman who leaves on his own but needs support with personal care and general house chores. As part of a team, I have supported this gentleman to shower and dress in the morning and evenings making sure that he takes his medication. Also I support him at teatime to prepare meals, with much emphasis on a healthy diet, which helps his health conditions. Moreover, I work closely with the dietician and the learning disability nurse; this enables me to give a coordinated support which is guided by his care…
Every Saturday, I distinctly recall the smell of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. The radio would be playing in the background, masked by the overwhelming chatter occurring throughout the house. So many things happening in such a small space: what I remember most, is the sound of laughter, and the smiles that surrounded me. My grandpa hollering because he cannot hear the television, my mother still drowsy from the sleepless night, My grandmother singing to the radio that was barely audible over the commotion, and me, invariably sat looking at all that surrounded me, enthralled at how lucky I was to have a heart so full.…