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What do you know now that you wished you knew when you were young?  Life goes by fast. Cherish the people around you longer.  How do you define a good life/ successful life?  Being financially comfortable and having a good support system.    What is your most cherished family tradition and why? Our yearly  Christmas party we have. It is always a great time and everyone is able to connect with family and friends they don't see very often.

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How do you feel about growing old what is the hardest part? It is scary. Your mind still feels young but your body doesn't. You lose more friends and family as you age that's the hardest part.    If you could go back to any age what age and why?  I would probably go back to my 20s I was handsome and not in pain then. I have really bad arthritis in my hands.   What do you look forward to now? Retiring next year hopefully and watching my kids start families.

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Do you have any hobbies? I like to fix old dirtbikes.  What do you like to do for fun? Ride dirtbikes and go fishing.  Who can you trust and depend on? My kids and my wife.

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Do you feel differently about yourself than when you were younger?  I still feel young until I look In the mirror.

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If you won 1 million dollars what would you do with it? Retire and invest some of it.

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do you have any nicknames? My one friend calls me Dougie I'm not sure where it came from.

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How did your parents earn money? Were you richer or poorer than others growing up? My mother drove a school bus and my father worked jobs like construction. my dad never learned how to read. we were really poor growing up I lived in a camper trailer with my parents until I took 10 grand of my own money and bought a plan to build them a house on their land. my friends, cousins, and dad built the house with me.

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Did you have any pets? I had a raccoon that the game commission took from me since you aren't allowed to keep them as pets. I also had hunting dogs growing up.

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what was the most memorable family vacation you took? It was not necessarily a family vacation but I drove cross country with my daughter when she moved back from California. We had a blast.

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how did you meet your spouse? I saw her locked out of her house at a local gas station while I was riding my dirtbike and asked her if she wanted me to ride her home and she declined. I told my cousin that day I was going to marry her and did I have been married to her for over 30 years.

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did you go to a university or college? no I went to a trade school to learn how to weld and have been working as a welder ever since.

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did you get n allowance?  No, I started working when I was 12 I grew up very poor.

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What was your favorite thing to do when you were an adolescent? I loved riding dirtbike I still do but I can't ride like I used to.

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Reflection- After the interview, It reinforced what I already felt like our healthcare system does to elders and everyone. not explaining their medical information to them and just assuming they know or can't understand it. I feel neutral after the interview although I think it sheds some light on the failure of our healthcare systems. after completion of this interview, it reinforces my knowledge of explaining care, medications, and plans to patients and making sure they know what is going on with them while they are in my care.

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What frustrations do you have with technology? I feel as though I am slow at learning new technology it is harder for me since I did not grow up with it. sometimes I feel like there are way too many steps and it is easier not to use it sometimes.

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how does this technology help maintain or enhance your life? I use my cellphone to listen to music and keep in touch with friends and family.

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What type of technology do you use daily? I run a digital cutting machine for welding at work and I use a cellphone.

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When you were receiving healthcare what communication did you find effective? how could it improve? I do not feel like there is enough communication towards the patients about what he plan is and what they are giving you.

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What memories do you have from being hospitalized?  Well they did not do much for me I was admitted and discharged within a few hours they did not even refer me to an outside doctor they just prescribed me some pills.

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Have you been hospitalized or received healthcare for a significant issue?  I recently went to the hospital because I hurt my back really bad. They mistook me for someone else in the emergency room and was using someone else's chart because they kept saying I was just in the hospital for kidney stones which were false I haven't been to the hospital in 10 years.

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have you experienced ageism either personally or through society/the media? Yes. People have called me a “boomer.    How do you respond to experienced ageism? I usually just ignore it.

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Are you proud that they’ve “made it this far”, do you feel like you're just getting started, or are you somewhere in-between?   I am happy where I am at I feel like I am just getting started.

How do have you felt about transitioning into older age?   I don’t feel any different than I did when I was younger.    Which transition has been the most difficult? Losing more friends and facing your own mortality.

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I feel fine. Age is just a number. -Doug 65 years old-

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How does the elder feel about the age they are at?