Grandmother Interview Research Paper

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I have decided to interview my beloved grandmother, Fiza Gilbert for my special assignment. My grandmother is currently 79 years of age. She will turn eighty in September, and I had the pleasure of talking to her about aging and how it has impacted her life. As the interview went on, we laughed and shared memories of when she took care of me twenty years ago till today. Although my grandmother was a very strong woman with much love and support, I have also seen her struggle with every day habits as she ages. My grandmother explained to me how she pretty much hated the aging process. She complained often of her legs, feet and back pain. Although she is content with herself and her life-change, she told me that she still works hard because she feels as though I need her in my life the most since I am her youngest grandchild. She always believed that her …show more content…

She was diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol problems since se came to America and all she is prescribed with are pills and needles. My grandma, nor my mother do not believe in taking multiple pills all of the time, even though she does take them as often as possible. She believed that people that were sick should drink more tea and getting more rest instead of getting taking to many forms of medication. Nevertheless, my grandmother doesn’t let her any of her conditions stop her from being a mother and provider for her family since her husband passed. She’d begin to tell me how she was losing her hair in the middle of her scalp. She believed it came from stress because of her marriage and from being the sole provider for the family. She did cite that there were personal things she regretted revolving her life and marriage, however, she had mentioned that since she had came to the US, her diet changed significantly which caused her to become

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