When I think of late adulthood I think of my Grandmother. She is the most positive, happy, realistic older person I know. She …show more content…
Currently her memory loss is not a major concern, it’s more like “I know I was expecting a call today from someone, but I can’t remember from whom”. Despite the belief that young women look at aging women as competition, as death, and like their “sense of worth is eroded” (Copper, 1986) my nana has not experienced any discrimination. I’m not sure if that fact that my nana hasn’t had any type of discrimination of her age has anything to do with the fact that she would give the clothes off her back or off her help even on days she doesn’t feel well. My nana is quite an amazing woman but something she is no longer afraid to do is be direct. She is bolder as the years go by and may seem very feisty at times if you get on her bad side. It’s actually quite funny to think about it.
I believe that aging is a beautiful thing. You have more time to relax and enjoy the days rather than running from one side of town to the next because your trying to make the most of your day. The culture of my family has changed since my nana became a “do it yourself” kind of woman. I love that fact that I was taught very early on to be independent, although I may need help occasionally, I can do most things by myself. I am very much like my nana and I can only pray I learn to have patience like she does because I struggle with patience