"Living Funeral,"

If I was given a rough diagnosis with some fatal sickness I really wouldn’t know who id want with me at this “Living Funeral.” At first I would probably want everyone I know and care about there because I know that there is only a limited time left to see everyone I know. But if I had to break my imaginary list down to main people. I would have to say id want my family and my closest friends there. This is because I could go down a list of dozens of people who I know who I would want to be with. But there is only a smaller amount of people who would actually care about me with a terminal disease/ sickness. Others might just take the “Duuudddeee, that sucks,” attitude. But others will actually be sad and care about me eventually dyeing. And what I have also noticed is that when some is dying, the people who come to comfort you are the ones who are your true friends. I really don’t want to have someone with me who always leaves me hanging when I was down or need something. It is always in situations like this when a person’s “true colors,” show and how meaningful they really were in your life.

Interview of Grandfather

what aspects of life must be adapted to in order to accept the reality of life after 55? there really arent any. i was able to maintain a similar lifestyle throughout most of my life.
who do they most likely interact with? i mostly interact with people my own age.

if they have kids, how much do they check up on you? i have a daughter that check in most of the time and my grandson who say hi too.

how does an elderly person keep a positive attitude realizing they didn't achieve a childhood dream? i actually didnt have that problem because i was just able to move on from my childhood.

what lifestyle changes must be made in order to maintain a meaningful lifestyle as a person ages? none must be changed, its only a matter of those you are able to keep.

how do elderly people adapt to the vast changes in world culture? i didnt change. i still dont even belive in cell phones and getting one. so in our normal and technological culture i just never completly adapted

is there a common situation that elderly people try convey to younger people?
no because every person in the world is different so therefore they might want to handle different situations differently or the young person might need help in different ways.

what can elderly people do in order to keep their life stimulating and fulfilling.

it all depends on the person. i get up early every morning, get out and run daily errands, go fishing, pay attention to sports, and just try to get out.

Interview of Aunt

Aunt

1. what aspects of life must be adapted to in order to accept the reality of life after 55?
   that life can get boring due to not having energy or the want to go out and try new things. plus having to change values to adapt to life style.
2. how does an elderly person keep a positive attitude realizing they didn't achieve a childhood dream? it isnt really that hard due to establishing new goals to achieve. it was difficult at first but after i was about 57 i was able to move on from childhood dreams,
3. what lifestyle changes must be made in order to maintain a meaningful lifestyle as a person ages? i had to learn to eat more healthy due to having health problems such as cancer and this taught me to cherish everyday that i was living and apprieciating how to live life to the fullest.
4. how do elderly people adapt to the vast changes in world culture?
   they have to adjust lifestyle to the social norms of present day life. i did it by just going along with how society had been changing. when things like segregation ended i learned how not to be the oddball by changing to a new and what i thaught was improved my of life.
5. is there a common situation that elderly people try convey to younger people? yes because many youth/teenages go through similar life obsecles that the elderly did so the elderly give messages on how to hope for the best possible outcome for a situation.
   what can elderly people do in order to keep their life stimulating and fulfilling
   it really depends on the person. for me it is spending time with my great nephew Zach and having fun at ball games and traveling.
6. who do they most likely interact with?
   i try to pretty much balence it out between old and yound but I'd say about 85% my age and 15% youth
7. if they have kids, how much do they check up on you?

i dont have any kids but Zach checks in pretty frequently just to see what going on.

Old people questions from class

1. what percentage of old people are on anti depressants?
2. how much money are you willing to spend on medical exspences?
3. how much money are you wllling to spend on viagra?
4. do you have life insurence?
5. how often do you need medical attendtion?
6. do you ever neglect medical attendtion?
7. what are the leading causes of death?
8. do the eldery get enough attendtion?
9. how many pills do they take a day?
10. who do they most likely interact with?
11. if they have kids, how much do they check up on you?

Paragraph on opinion of eldery people

In my family and outside family life, I have mixed about elderly people. The reason this is, is because I feel there are two types of old people. There are the nice and kind old people, and the cranky and short tempered one. And in my family the nice person is my aunt and the cranky person is my grandfather. I happen to have a very strong bond with my aunt. She is one of my go to relatives when I have a problem and a person who I enjoy spending time with. Whether it is on New Year’s Eve, a Yankees game, having a bite to eat, or even just chilling in the apartment. I feel that she is one of those elderly people who is more down to earth and is in tune with what’s not just going on in the financial and global fields. But also the technology and topics that we teenagers are familiar with. Whether it be sports, iPods, video games, DVD’s, or even lady advice. But she is one of the old people I like because since she still has some of her youth in her so she understands where I am coming from with certain things. She understands what it’s like to be a teen and I can talk to her as if she was one of my friends that I would chill with on the weekends. But not just this, she also gives me a ton of advice on situations. This is due to the fact of her not getting crazy and calmly explaining to me of how I was right and wrong and I what I could’ve done to avoid/ help a situation. This happens to be a connection that I don’t have with many people and it is nice to have some who can truly understand me and where my fuck ups come from. This is how I feel about the old people when it comes to the nice ones that can understand who you are.
On the other hand I have my grandfather. Now, I have nothing against my grandfather. I love him to death, I have a very strong connection with him, and he’s a very smart and wise man. But he just pisses me off sometimes. He is one of those people who are trapped back in the “dark ages,” when it comes to how teenagers are. Due to the fact that he is a hardcore fisherman every time I go to his house I have to wake up at about 7:00am. This is because to him at 7:00am is like that day is half over. So he almost has to wrestle me out of bed because my attitude is, “who the fuck wakes up at 7:00am on a Saturday/ Sunday?” He doesn’t understand that we teenagers hate waking up to go to school every day and Saturday and Sunday are our only two days to sleep late. So the occasional times I’m there and he does this it really pisses me off which is why I don’t go to his house as much as I used to. Plus he has a real short temper. It is like asking someone to do something one time it was too many times. He is one of those people who gets aggravated too easily. I believe this isn’t due to any personal tragedies but because of his slowly rising age. Plus the annoyance of his old time crap. Always singing old songs to me and asking the rhetorical question “do you know what song this is/ who sings this?” and I just sit there like “he is dead serious? I don’t give a fuck about some dude singing 70 years ago.” So this is how I feel about the cranky annoying old person. I’m not saying they are bad people but without enough youth it just kills it because it is hard to connect to experiences or ways to handle things. Some with some youth will handle something differently then someone who has completely forgot what it was like.

Questions about how old people live a good and meaningful life.

1. what aspects of life must be adapted to in order to accept the reality of life after 55?
2. how does an elderly person keep a positive attitude realizing they didn't achieve a childhood dream?
3. what lifestyle changes must be made in order to maintain a meaningful lifestyle as a person ages?
4. how do elderly people adapt to the vast changes in world culture?
5. is there a common situation that elderly people try convey to younger people?
6. what can elderly people do in order to keep their life stimulating and fulfilling