| Summary: | 碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 社會福利與社會工作學系碩士在職專班 === 103 === This study records the story of the researcher himself by using the self-narrative approach. As an only son, the researcher was in charge of handling household duties for his family after his military career; unfortunately he experienced two tragedies where his father and mother passed away due to cancer and dementia in a continuous time period.
The researcher wrote this research based from regular daily notes, rearrangement of texts and writings, recollection of conversations and reflection on what he saw. The content of this research discussed the burden and pressure on the researcher during the process of taking care of his sick parents and household affairs independently. It also depicts how a death in the family brings overwhelming lonesome to a singleton, who grows up without any siblings.
Despite the escalated number of singleton, due to low birth rate, most relative studies are concentrated on problems before a singleton reaches the age of thirty. There are a few studies that points out the problems that a singleton may face in the future. However, none of them reveal concrete discussion about the problems a middle-aged singleton may face. Thus, the purpose of this study is to fulfill the research gap and represent the reflection of a middle-aged singleton.
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