Grandmother Interview Research Paper

I took advantage of my grandmother visit to conduct an interview about her personal life. Following his interview, I learned many fascinated facts I never knew about her before. Mrs. Mayser Fares, who is now 73-year-old, was born on October 13,1948 in her house that is in East Jerusalem. She explained back in the days’ hospitals did not exist, and everyone who was born during that period was born at home. Mayser feels fortunate because she had an opportunity to go to school for three years; other girls did not go to school at all. Mrs. Fares is described as lean, tall, have a fair skin tone, and black hair. She appears younger than her age; there are only few wrinkles on her face. She is still physically and mentally capable to take care of

Fares got married; she was about 15-year-old. Of course, the marriage was traditional and planned between the two families. Her husband was also young, but older than her. Mrs. Fares describes her marriage years as very lovely and pleasant. She described her husband, my grandfather, as being patient and thoughtful with her. She recalls the many mistakes she committed in the early years of their marriage. Mrs. Fares keys to their successful marriage was because they never let anyone knows the details of their personal life. Additionally, if they had issues in their marriage no one can get involved in their marriage issues. Another factor is because she remained quiet when things get heated between them. She stated, “I let him get everything out; I do not argue back because I know he has a kind heart and he never meant what he said”. Mrs. Fares gives acknowledgement to her husband for making their marriage and relationship

Fares is not physically well. She has a type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. She clarified how these two diseases generally run in our family. Mrs. Fares grandparents, mother, siblings, husband, and even some of her children have these diseases. Some family members tried to eliminate the chance or prevent themselves from developing these illnesses, but had no hope. Mrs. fares considered herself lucky because she was diagnosed at a much older age, while some other family members were as young as 35-year-old when they were diagnosed. Mrs. Fares believes shifting to a healthier diet, and eliminating sadness and stress helped to live longest without the diseases. However, the slight changes did not prevent her from being free from illness. It just runs in our