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When I hear the words, "Older Adult," I think of the words...

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When I hear the words, "Older Adult," I think of the words...

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Grandparents

Kind

Caring

Hospital

Glasses

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Carol's husband, Jim, never served in the military. This allowed her family to go through every stage of life together.

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Carol loves the holidays! Every year, her and her husband go to a Christmas tree farm and pick out a tree! Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. She loves that there are no expectations around the holiday other than getting together with her family to do her favorite thing: eat!

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Growing up, Carol's family was always extremely close. Her parents taught her the importance of family, and this encouraged her to remain close to both her family, as well as her husband's family. Due to how close Carol and her family were, the hardest thing she has ever had to do was bury her parents. She misses them every day, but she knows that they will always be with her.

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Carol and Jim met in 1977. Jim's older brother was engaged to Carol's good friend, so they were introduced. Carol and Jim immediately fell in love. On June 9th, 1979, they got married!

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Carol has one older brother, Carl. Growing up, they lived together in a house with their parents, and Carol's aunt! Their house had a total of 5 people living in it, but there were only 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Carol shared a bedroom with her Aunt Mary, who was a nurse! Carol said that her Aunt taught her about how to truly be a good person. Her aunt taught her about compassion, empathy, and how important it is to remain close to family. Growing up in her house, Carol was taught to, "never linger in the bathroom!" Carol knew all of her neighbors. She explained her living situation as, "tight and close," but she loved it anyway!

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Carol has two sons, Jimmy and Ronny. She said that having her two boys made her life perfect. She has two favorite memories: giving birth to each of her sons. They are the best part of her life, and everything revolves around them. She never stops worrying about them, but it is in an endearing way; she only wants the best for them.

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Growing up, Carol never played any sports. She tried, but she was never an athletic kid. Luckily, Carol married into a sports family! Her husband, Jim, is the biggest Chicago Cubs fan in the world. They have 3 foul balls on display in their living room!

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Carol was born on December 17th, 1956 in Chicago, IL. Carol and her father (pictured) were extremely close. Her first memory is actually with her dad! Carol thinks she was maybe 1 year old, and she remembers being in a pool with her beloved father. One of her favorite memories with her dad is sitting at the table with him doing math homework. Carol thinks that math was her favorite subject growing up because her dad helped her study!

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Carol loved creating happy memories for her family. She made homemade birthday cakes every year, homemade cookies for Santa with her sons, and she always filled her sons' stockings up to the brim!

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In 2017, Carol and some of her closest friends went on a European vacation! Carol loves to travel, and she has visited to many amazing places. However, her bucket list destination is Mt. Rushmore! Carol and I are going to go together when I graduate!

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Carol and my mom (pictured) met in 1992. Carol was my mom's first ever boss, and they became close friends quickly! My mom didn't like the job, but she loved Carol! Now, Carol works for CHUBB. CHUBB is a global insurance company. Carol's job is describing the different types of insurance to potential clients.

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Carol has no grandchildren. However, she was with my sister and I throughout our entire childhood. She was like a 3rd grandma to us!

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"Auntie Carol is more of a sister than a friend. She is a kind, warm, sweet, wonderful person. And I am blessed to have her in my life. She is family."

My mom, Simone Amerio, describing her best friend, Carol.

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Life Story and Reflection_ Thank You Letter

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"Don't sweat the small stuff! Everything will turn out if you trust your gut and have confidence in yourself."

She also thinks the best part about aging is being able to retire :)

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Life Story and Reflection Assignment_ Self Reflection