Philip Y. Kao PhD thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

in old age, especially when they also have to contend with a debilitating disease. They
are out there, like a book, opened to a page, which was not of their turning.” I thought
that there were several gazes going on at Tacoma Pastures. I told myself that the nurses
and the caregivers saw the residents through a narrow microscope, and that the
recreation department and their volunteers, however, viewed the residents with much
sympathy and pity. This reactionary view would change over time, especially after I
started working as a part-time caregiver. My time as a volunteer came to an end when I
was asked to interview for a part-time position as an uncertified caregiver. Things
would change for me, but this did not occur overnight.
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