1What is it like living in a nursing home?
2.what do you do for fun ?
3.is your life meaningful?
4.what precent do old people live in poverty?
5.How do you spend your money based on the products you need and want?
6.What do you find comfotable?
7.How active are you around other people your age?
8.What does it feel like to be dependent?
9.What i sthe rate of anti depression?
10.What is your pleasure?
11.how many old people abuses their medications in order to make them feel better?
12.How do you feel internally?
13.Do you often have company come over?
Monday, February 9, 2009
OlD PEOPLE INTERVIEWS
Interview #1
Ms. Rosa
1) What motivates elderly people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
To see my kids and grand kids well grown up and do something successful with their life that’s what motivates me to wake up every more to how my family progress over time. Living under all the pain and stress are just obstacles to make me quit but I am stronger that.
2) How did they make it this far?
With the help from different medications that was given to me I was able to stabilize my conditions that I had so that made live longer you can say.
3) Do you think as a elder you should get way more benefits?
According to the way we live now I think we should get way more benefits even though we have the retirement and nursing homes give us the physical support we deserve more benefits such as health care.
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
I believe my life was very meaningful I have live the day were segregation took apart of everyone life and to see a black president of the United States makes it even more meaningful. The experiences I’ve been through made me a better person as I sit today.
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
I think living with the stress and pain was worth it because now when I’m long and gone I m able to know that strive through it to make every aspect work and made my life meaningful.
Interview 2
Ms. Evans
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me to keep living even if with the stress and pain is that god blesses me with the chance to wake up every morning. Knowing that my family is there to support me even if something was to happen to me as long as I live.
2) How did you make it this far?
I made it this far by believing in my self , connecting with god.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
. Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes I think I am living a meaningful life, I got to live through many different historical moments which had a major impact on me as an elder.
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
The pain and stress was worth it because I got to struggle through hard times and talk to god letting him know what was wrong. My life is still meaningful till this day.
Interview 3
Ms. Gibson
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me is that people my age is still doing what they have to do, so seeing them makes me feel internally more stronger.
2) How did you make it this far?
I made it this far with the help from friends and family always being there for me when the time was needed.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
Yes because I went threw many historical events which had impact on my life which made it more meaningful.
Interview 4
Ms. Parker
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me is just knowing that I m still living today and that I could strive through problems in life.
2) How did they make it this far?
With the help from god I was able to strive and fight through things.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
Yes because memories are important looking back to see what you made progress from.
Ms. Rosa
1) What motivates elderly people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
To see my kids and grand kids well grown up and do something successful with their life that’s what motivates me to wake up every more to how my family progress over time. Living under all the pain and stress are just obstacles to make me quit but I am stronger that.
2) How did they make it this far?
With the help from different medications that was given to me I was able to stabilize my conditions that I had so that made live longer you can say.
3) Do you think as a elder you should get way more benefits?
According to the way we live now I think we should get way more benefits even though we have the retirement and nursing homes give us the physical support we deserve more benefits such as health care.
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
I believe my life was very meaningful I have live the day were segregation took apart of everyone life and to see a black president of the United States makes it even more meaningful. The experiences I’ve been through made me a better person as I sit today.
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
I think living with the stress and pain was worth it because now when I’m long and gone I m able to know that strive through it to make every aspect work and made my life meaningful.
Interview 2
Ms. Evans
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me to keep living even if with the stress and pain is that god blesses me with the chance to wake up every morning. Knowing that my family is there to support me even if something was to happen to me as long as I live.
2) How did you make it this far?
I made it this far by believing in my self , connecting with god.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
. Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes I think I am living a meaningful life, I got to live through many different historical moments which had a major impact on me as an elder.
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
The pain and stress was worth it because I got to struggle through hard times and talk to god letting him know what was wrong. My life is still meaningful till this day.
Interview 3
Ms. Gibson
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me is that people my age is still doing what they have to do, so seeing them makes me feel internally more stronger.
2) How did you make it this far?
I made it this far with the help from friends and family always being there for me when the time was needed.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
Yes because I went threw many historical events which had impact on my life which made it more meaningful.
Interview 4
Ms. Parker
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
What motivates me is just knowing that I m still living today and that I could strive through problems in life.
2) How did they make it this far?
With the help from god I was able to strive and fight through things.
3) Do you think as an elder you should get way more benefits?
Yes
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
Yes
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful?
Yes because memories are important looking back to see what you made progress from.
OLD PEOPLE
Taj Hall 2/4/09
Andy B2
5 questions on old people
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
2) How did they make it this far?
3) Do you think as a elder you should get way more benefits?
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful
Andy B2
5 questions on old people
1) What motivates old people to keep living under all the pain and stress?
2) How did they make it this far?
3) Do you think as a elder you should get way more benefits?
4) Do you believe that you lived a meaningful life?
5) Is the pain and stress worth making your life more meaningful
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