My Life

By devconroy

  • Birth

  • Sister's death (psychosocial)

    This event changed my reationship between my mother and I.
  • Immunizations (Biosocial)

    Immunizations (Biosocial)

  • First Word (cognitive)

    "sister"

  • My younger sister was born (psychosocial)

  • Learned to write my name (Bioosocial)

    I remember sitting on the floor of the laundry room, practicing making the letters just like my sister did.
  • First Day of School (Cognitive)

    First Day of School (Cognitive)

  • Won the Spelling Bee (cognitive)

    Won the Spelling Bee (cognitive)

  • Started Wearing a Back Brace (Biosocial)

    Started Wearing a Back Brace (Biosocial)

    Due to my scoliosis, I had to wear a back brace during the growth of puberty.
  • Twin Towers Fell (psychosocial)

    Twin Towers Fell (psychosocial)

    We were celebrating a birthday in class

  • Puberty began (Biosocial)

  • became a practing Hindu (cognitive)

    became a practing Hindu (cognitive)

    I experimented with learning and "practicing" different religions
  • Smoked marijuana (Psychosocial)

    Smoked marijuana (Psychosocial)

    I was 14 when I smoked marijuana for the first time.

  • First time I had sex - Biosocial

  • No longer attending Mass (cognitive)

    I grew up catholic, and went to mass every sunday. After I turned 18 i made the choice to no longer attend.
  • First long-term relationship (Psychosocial)

    First long-term relationship (Psychosocial)

  • Visiting Africa (Cognitive)

    Visiting Africa (Cognitive)

    My sister spends a lot of time in Ghana, working for a non-profit she created.
  • Start getting grey hair (biosocial)

    Start getting grey hair (biosocial)

    For a woman, it's one of the quintessential signs of aging.
  • Retirement (psychosocial)

    Retirement (psychosocial)

  • Start doing New York Times crosswords (cognitive)

    Doing things to keep my mind sharp
  • Getting Skin Cancer (Biosocial)

    Getting Skin Cancer (Biosocial)

    There is a history of skin cancer in my family, and in the past I didn't take care of myself.
  • Death at 89

    Death at 89