During my reading of "An Aging World: 2015" I realized just by how much the population of older people is going to grow. The report states that by 2050 over 1.6 billion people are projected to be over the age of 65. I think that more needs to be done to incorporate older people into society and take from their knowledge. Those of previous generations have a ton of wisdom from the past that could play a key role in current events. As the numbers of seniors continue to rise, this is going to be more critical than ever. I do not agree with the idea that people should just be put into a retirement home, for they have so much more to add to a world.

During my conversation with Priscilla, a 77-year-old woman living in the Mt. Pleasant home, she shared many of the reasons for why she chose to move into a home. At around 73 years old, she was living with her granddaughter in her home. After a coming out of a 7-month coma, she found herself without a home. She chose to come to Mt. Pleasant to work on herself and make her last years happy. She mentioned how her whole life has been full of taking care of others, now was her time to have fun and be carefree.

I did, however, find it hard to believe that many of the seniors are helpless when it comes to some problems. For example, Betty, another senior living at the home is a wheelchair user. She got a second-hand wheelchair that veers to the right, hindering her movements significantly. The fix could be a screw too tight, something that no one will fix, and something that she can not fix herself. I believe there should be more communication, empowering seniors to overcome problems like these.