Aging is inevitable event that begins at the time we are born. Thus, it is essential to study not only the process of aging but also its effect on family, community, and society as a whole. According to Administration on Aging (AoA) (2014) individuals age 65 and over represent 14.5 percent of total United States population; that is roughly 46.2 million individuals and this number is projected to continue to increase. In order to accommodate current growth and future projected increase in elderly population we must begin understanding how elderly of today living and what can be done in order to help them have better quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to examine a life of one older individual by describing their situation as related
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She goes on to say that if it was not for her mother’s ability to hear the planes in the distance and pull both her and her sister through the tunnel to the neighbor’s house she would not be alive to tell her life story. Loosing everything that the family possessed, Linda, her older sister and their mother found themselves living in the refugee camps in West Germany for many years. As a result, she did not receive formal education. She experienced discrimination for being a refugee, “I cannot play with you because you are a refugee,” a child on a playground once told her. Although the family lived in poor conditions, she remembers always having food. Her mother took on odd jobs, such as being a “cleaning lady” to provide for them. This was an adjustment for the entire family, which has humbled Linda and it is seen in how she is living her life today. Lacking formal education Linda took on many odd jobs to make ends meet, such as “cleaning homes, factory jobs, sewing, gardening, raising chickens, cashier, and fashion designer” just to mention a few. “I had no formal education, but I thought myself everything,” she attributes this to being a very curious child, young adult, and today an older woman whose advise on life is to never give up, “you do what you have to do.” When Linda was 21 years old, year 1961, her older sister who had married a Jewish man …show more content…
Instead they adopted a family, their secretary’s family who continues to work for them for the past 34 years as well as their housekeeper of eleven years. Moreover, Linda has made a point to be fully involved in various charities for animals and humans alike. She even “rescued some homeless people” who live in one of the properties she and her husband own, free of charge. Linda prides on being savvy with money and investing wisely for their retirement. She believes placing money into property is the best way to go, “because it is difficult for someone to steal it from you.” Linda realizes that because she is so generous she is always at risk of being taken advantage of by others. Recently, Linda entered a business venture to help one of her friends get back on her feet, she does not know if the business deal will workout, but feels that she must go through with it because it means a lot to her friend. She is the financial investor in this
She goes on to say that if it was not for her mother’s ability to hear the planes in the distance and pull both her and her sister through the tunnel to the neighbor’s house she would not be alive to tell her life story. Loosing everything that the family possessed, Linda, her older sister and their mother found themselves living in the refugee camps in West Germany for many years. As a result, she did not receive formal education. She experienced discrimination for being a refugee, “I cannot play with you because you are a refugee,” a child on a playground once told her. Although the family lived in poor conditions, she remembers always having food. Her mother took on odd jobs, such as being a “cleaning lady” to provide for them. This was an adjustment for the entire family, which has humbled Linda and it is seen in how she is living her life today. Lacking formal education Linda took on many odd jobs to make ends meet, such as “cleaning homes, factory jobs, sewing, gardening, raising chickens, cashier, and fashion designer” just to mention a few. “I had no formal education, but I thought myself everything,” she attributes this to being a very curious child, young adult, and today an older woman whose advise on life is to never give up, “you do what you have to do.” When Linda was 21 years old, year 1961, her older sister who had married a Jewish man …show more content…
Instead they adopted a family, their secretary’s family who continues to work for them for the past 34 years as well as their housekeeper of eleven years. Moreover, Linda has made a point to be fully involved in various charities for animals and humans alike. She even “rescued some homeless people” who live in one of the properties she and her husband own, free of charge. Linda prides on being savvy with money and investing wisely for their retirement. She believes placing money into property is the best way to go, “because it is difficult for someone to steal it from you.” Linda realizes that because she is so generous she is always at risk of being taken advantage of by others. Recently, Linda entered a business venture to help one of her friends get back on her feet, she does not know if the business deal will workout, but feels that she must go through with it because it means a lot to her friend. She is the financial investor in this