case study young adulthood to lateadulthood

Mr . Mort Philman is a 64-year old Caucasian male . His wrinkles , grey hair , and slightly stooping stance reflect his age . According to him his body no longer functions the way it had for the past years . His renal heart failure gradually declines his health and his most recent surgery seriously affected his daily routine . Being bedridden for weeks deprived him of the pleasure of doing the activities which he used to be engaged in . As for his cognitive functioning , his memory is still intact he can still recognize his caregiver , sons , and other

relatives He is also updated when it comes to current events despite being homed in an institution for the elderly

He had been happily married to his wife for 31 years , until his wife passed away in 2006 due to breast cancer . They were blessed with two sons who now have families of their own . They visit him in the institution once every two weeks . However , Mort still feels weary and sad because of loneliness and constant feeling of nostalgia . The more he grows old , the more he feels futile about living

Coming from a working-class family , Mort had to work to fund his schooling . When he was in his early 20 's , he was working as a bartender and at the same time attending college in California . He was an outgoing type of person and wanted to be with his friends most of the time , but his work schedule did not allow him to do that . Also , he did not have much time for love relationships at such an early time because he focused on his studies and work . He learned to drink because of his job but only did it occasionally because of his health condition . He was also advised by his doctor not to smoke because this would affect his heart ailment badly

Fortunately , Mort was able to finish college with a degree in Accountancy . He got a good-paying job in an accounting firm located in New York where he met his first girlfriend /future wife . At this point he was living independently albeit he couldn 't afford to buy his own house . He got married at a practical age of thirty-two and his wife gave birth to their first son , Jed , a year after their wedding . His wife quitted her job to become a full-fledged housewife and mother to their son . Before Jed 's 2nd birthday , his wife gave birth to another boy named Lloyd . They were living a simple yet happy family life until his first heart attack when he was 48 years old . This had an immense impact on his career and home life as well because his sickness was incapacitating Nevertheless , he was able to recover and go back to work for another six years . By that time , his health was deteriorating and had to stay home This stagnation greatly affected his personality wherein he felt helpless and had to depend on his eldest son

Several years later , his wife...