Mary Ann Walker-Maree

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I chose Mary Ann Walker-Maree’ to be my later-life aged person to interview. She is and amazing woman and she have been through a lot during her years of life. Mary Walker is my father’s mother, which makes her my grandmother. We decided to do the interview in my home when I had come home. We sat outside on my porch in the backyard that Saturday afternoon. I chose to interview my grandmother, because she is the wisest woman in my life besides my mother of course. She is 78 years old and she looks wonderful. I love her with all my heart and I knew that she would be the perfect person to interview. I never really asked my grandmother these types of questions before and I really enjoyed this interview because I was able to ask things I never would’ve

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