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Schervier Nursing Home Observation

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I was eager and enthusiastic when I first walked In into Schervier Nursing Center, the place where I would be doing volunteer work for the summer. Before that, I had never been In a care center for elderly residents, so I didn't really know what to expect.

“You will be assigned to the fourth flour on the north side.” Every volunteer was assigned to a different area. As I arrived to my floor I examined the white halls that would lead me to my destination.
I walked into a medium sized room. The chairs were all lined up facing a small TV. As soon as I walked in, a woman that looked like she might’ve been In her 80’s, began screaming desperately for help. She had dementia so as much as people tried to calm her down she wouldn't understand because …show more content…

The nurses had told me that Ortence hadn't been outside in months, so I decided to take her out for some fresh air. I worried at first that she would start screaming and draw people’s …show more content…

I examined the man sitting across from me, who was with his family yet his eyes seemed to not understand what was going on. I examined another lady who was with her family, she seemed so energized and happy,
At that moment I began to realize how much things I took for granted. As a teenager I have never thought about aging, I’ve thought about having future goals and what not, but I have never thought about myself as an elderly. . Not only that,I realized that the things that have never crossed my mind, have been what most of the residents have been wishing for. Being able to walk on my own, to breathe on my own without the need of an oxygen tank, to be able to sing and dance without getting tired. Things that I have never really cared about because I have always been lucky enough to have them.

Since that moment I realized that saying “Life’s too short,” it’s completely true. I realized that for some reason I had been lucky enough to be a healthy and strong teen. Therefore I believe that I have responsibility to give back to others, to help as much as i can those who have to struggle on a daily basis because their lives have been altered in some sort of

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