Chapter 4: A game of distinction

My thoughts on this chapter are that people are always giving their opinions and saying that something is wrong with you, just because you don’t feel like doing things you would normally do, doesn’t necessarily mean you’re suicidal or that your health is deteriorating. Sometimes people are just tried of doing the same old stuff and they have to change it up. Being in a rut is boring and when you change your surroundings you’ll have to change your behavior. Libermans mother was only trying to adjust to her surroundings. To her the east coast was just not up to her bridge standard which is why she had to adapt and try something different to fit in with the other people in the community. Her family thinks she has withdrawn and is worried about her but they may have all been wrong and once they understand her behavior they leave her alone and accept that people change for the better and not always for the worse. When dealing with senior citizens you have to patient and remember they are going through a new period in their lives. The will definitely take time to adjust and in order to help them adjust we will have to have a new level of understanding and willingness to learn and help the aging parent. I really do believe that patience and understanding will go along way when dealing with the elderly, even when things are rough, you just have to keep on pushing and it will all come together. You have to keep a positive attitude and remember that your parent once took care of you and did the same if even more for you, and you should be happy to lend a helping hand.In the end it should all work out to benefit everyone.

Leslie-Ann Ellington