An Older Adult's Personal Experiences About The Perceptions Of Older People

Aging plays a huge role in every individual's life. This progression is distinctive between all individuals where personal experiences may involve positive outcomes, whereas other people may experience negative effects. Often, younger men and women develop various beliefs about older people, which shape their overall attitudes about their development of aging. Through this paper, it will examine an older adult's personal opinion and experiences about the perceptions of aging. An in-person interview was conducted where the interviewee, Jonathan (changed name for confidentiality) was asked a series of questions, which related to specific topics that further investigated about what it means to be an older person. That being said, the physical
He later immigrated to Hong Kong with his family and is now a resident living in Canada. Jonathan is a widower, who currently lives in a house with his youngest daughter and her family. His favorite pastimes are watching television and eating food, but mentions that he values his sleep. His other daughters live nearby, so they visit him regularly, and occasionally bringing his grandchildren to visit him as well. Besides this, Jonathan has a caregiver that visits him four times during the week, who interacts with him and keeps him company. This is because his daughter and her family are busy during the day with work and school. Throughout the interview, Jonathan would often refer to himself as an independent and wise
Despite living with his daughter and her family, he frequently feels lonely and discouraged. Since he has developed several health conditions, he does not leave the house as much as he desires. For instance, Jonathan suffers from arthritis, which has impaired him in completing daily tasks and activities prior to his condition. Hence, he requires more attention and uses a walker to support himself. Moreover, while watching television, he uses a mini bicycle pedal, to assist with motion and regulate the blood flow in his legs. Furthermore, other than his current health conditions, his senses have significantly declined, conceding that he has trouble hearing and continuously having dry skin.

While Jonathan is religious, he used to attend Sunday mass with his daughters and her family. Conversely, because of his old age, his daughters tell him that it is too dangerous for him to go out and it is safer for him to remain at home. As mentioned before, even though his daughters visit him frequently, Jonathan often feels depressed that his sons are living in another country. In spite of having to work and raise their families in another country, they would still call him once a week to keep each other updated about their