The elderly have a vast storehouse of experiences and knowledge. Unfortunately they often die without our having had that background shared with us. Legacy projects offer the opportunity for the elderly to describe and provide anecdotes to family and friends. Most often these projects are audio or video recorded so that current and future generations can become acquainted from and learn from these marvelous experiences. Additionally, the future generations get to hear or to see who "Grandpa" or "Great-grandma" looked and sounded like.
Of course not everyone gets to have this opportunity. Here comes one of the roles of the hospice volunteer. I am such a person, conducting legacy interviews, or in this case video recording the oldest son of this almost 91 year-old as he interviewed his father. The elder gentleman had a stroke about 6 years ago, but his mind is fairly good and his memory, sometimes with prodding, provided a wonderful series of stories, experiences, and history.
Of course not everyone gets to have this opportunity. Here comes one of the roles of the hospice volunteer. I am such a person, conducting legacy interviews, or in this case video recording the oldest son of this almost 91 year-old as he interviewed his father. The elder gentleman had a stroke about 6 years ago, but his mind is fairly good and his memory, sometimes with prodding, provided a wonderful series of stories, experiences, and history.
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| f13 1/15sec (+.33) ISO 800 (no flash) FL 36mm Nikon D200 |
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