My Grandmother Life

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My Grandmother's Life I chose Laura Davis my grandmother. Ms. Davis is 88 years of age she was born February 12, 1922 in Daytona Beach, FL this is where I am from. The reason the chose my grandmother was because she was the best grandmother in the world to me. She was the grandmother that kept the family together with fun and a lot of love no matter what. She would always tell you that she loves her grandchildren and her great grandchildren.
The interview was taking place in the nursing home where my grandmother has to live. We has a family chose this nursing home because there are family member that works there besides the family going to visiting her. Ms. Davis stated that healthy aging is about much more than staying physically health it’s about maintaining your sense of purpose and your life. She said as she grow older, she experience an increasing number of major life changes, including retirement, the loss of loved ones, and physical changes. Ms. Davis said she handle these changes, as well as regular day-to-day stress, knowing that the key is to age well. She started talking by telling me of the recent changes she had a diagnosis of macular degeneration has offered both a surprise and an adjustment I was not quite ready to make. Over the past year, however, I had become aware, since receiving my last correction in my eye glasses, that I was having difficulty making out signs at a distance and recognizing people across a room. These were obviously symptoms that were bothersome and telling. Indeed they were. For when I went to two physicians to get independent opinions, I was met with the same verdict. Increasingly, reading words on television, making out images at a distance have all become more of a challenge. Thus, the moment that introduces me to coping with limitations. I am also experiencing some hearing loss, to which I refuse to give in, but

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