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. As my journey continues and the aging process comes inevitably he remains my inspiration to seek my dreams at any stage of life.
A Picture RS was born in Mexico on February 3rd, 1945 he lived with his parents and18 siblings. RS grew up in a farming community where attending school was a privilege and not required. He was only allowed to attend 1 year of grade school before he was required to …show more content…
380) as he stated it to be a perk of aging. The changes that occur with aging can affect all body systems and in the case of RS the musculoskeletal system has been affected and “although none of the age-related changes are life-threatening, any of them could affect one’s ability to function” (Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 59) which in this case affects his ability to continue his field of employment. In this case RS continues to work in the physically demanding environment, which in turn can cause further damage to his already deteriorated knee joints. RS is having issues adapting in his transition in the role of employment to retirement, perhaps due to not wanting to retire, but doing so for health purposes this predisposes him to “have more difficulty adapting” (Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 381) and accepting the change in role. Although, it seems that he has found a median that works for him as he still gets to work, but also allows time of rest in the summer
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. As my journey continues and the aging process comes inevitably he remains my inspiration to seek my dreams at any stage of life.
A Picture RS was born in Mexico on February 3rd, 1945 he lived with his parents and18 siblings. RS grew up in a farming community where attending school was a privilege and not required. He was only allowed to attend 1 year of grade school before he was required to …show more content…
380) as he stated it to be a perk of aging. The changes that occur with aging can affect all body systems and in the case of RS the musculoskeletal system has been affected and “although none of the age-related changes are life-threatening, any of them could affect one’s ability to function” (Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 59) which in this case affects his ability to continue his field of employment. In this case RS continues to work in the physically demanding environment, which in turn can cause further damage to his already deteriorated knee joints. RS is having issues adapting in his transition in the role of employment to retirement, perhaps due to not wanting to retire, but doing so for health purposes this predisposes him to “have more difficulty adapting” (Touhy & Jett, 2014, p. 381) and accepting the change in role. Although, it seems that he has found a median that works for him as he still gets to work, but also allows time of rest in the summer