Personal Narrative Of A Life Story Of Ethel

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Ethel is a 90-year-old female Caucasian who lives in her home in Derby, KS with her youngest son, Theron. Ethel is in good health, but has Macular Degeneration and Hypertension. She is mostly independent, still being able to cook, clean, and perform most activities of daily living, but she is unable to drive due to her loss of vision. Ethel is my boyfriend’s great grandmother and I have known her for over two years. I interviewed her on October 14, 2017 in her living room. Life Story Childhood Ethel was born on May 14, 1927 in Pond Creek, Oklahoma on a farm that her family owned. She was born during the great depression and states that her family never had much when she was young. This didn’t seem to have an affect on her happiness because

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