Hearing the stories was my first wake up call to the problem of stereotyping in old age.
So angry at the unthinking ageism they revealed, and so sad that the quality of life these people were living was just not recognised.
Touch, human touch is important for all of us.
The need for sensuality doesn’t stop with age!
Even wiser, for older women, shoulder straps and the weight on the back are ideal. Why? Dowagers Hump prevention!
I want to cling on to those things that make me ‘ME’, the self centred pleasure loving self indulgent creature I have become ….and too late to change.
The Future is not just about a Museum being Friendly to older people, but working with them as valuable and essential partners.
Most pools certainly do not look as if the designers tested them on our age group! And certainly haven’t thought through what the ageing population would benefit from.
Why isnt it seen as ordinary to have a grab bar in a shower?. Shouldn’t we assume it normal and sensible for there to be one? Could we provoke a feeling that hotels and people who don’t have one are being rather silly?
