Health Disparity and Intersectionality Reflection Paper
Many people cannot say that they grew up with both sets of their grandparents less than five miles from their home. I was very fortunate to have all four of my grandparents involved in most of my childhood. They taught me many life lessons and gave me many memories that I will always hold on to. My father’s parents are currently in their mid seventies, and my mother’s mother just turned eight three and her father would have been eight six this year, but he passed away about eight years ago. My mother’s parents have lived right next door to my family for my entire life. I have spent many days helping them cut grass and doing yard work. One of my favorite things use to be going over to their house and listening to my grandmother tell stories from her childhood. They surly faced many more difficult times throughout their lifetime than I probably ever will.
Life Course
“The life course perspective is an approach to human behavior that looks at how biological, psychological, and social factors act independently, cumulatively, and interactively to shape people’s …show more content…
Although she did not finish school, she taught herself many things so that she would be a knowledgeable individual. She has a great memory and still reminds us of stories from her childhood. She does an abundance of writing, which I believe keeps her mind strong and working on a daily basis. She still drives herself, and loves driving in the rain. She says that the rain hitting the windshield of the car helps keep time while she is singing. Just recently my aunt rode to a doctor’s appointment with my grandmother and my grandmother wanted to drive so that my aunt could see if her driving was in line or not. The only psychological issue my grandmother has had was about ten years ago when some medication she was taking for a virus reacted with each other and she did not know who any of her family was or where she was at the