(This blog was originally written as a guest blog for the Centre for Ageing Better. The Blog The Future of Ageing? A Challenge for the Next Generation. about the Herald Scotland piece this week carries on the new theme) “The State of Ageing 2019 “ is this years report by the Centre for Ageing Better. No it…
Images of bent old people are not acceptable in the new version of Old Age. It is a preventable problem, not a result of ageing.
If you are middle aged, better stop it. Pilates now!
What do we mean by this word ‘fit”? We seem to have got ourselves into a nonsensical world with this idea of fitness. What does it mean to be fit at 80+?
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?
The people of the IT world seem to live in a foreign land for which I have no map and with a different language which only they can speak.
Bodies create their own version of rules. One of them seems to be something like, “If there is a problem find an alternative solution, something easier”. But dont bother to tell your owner, just do it.
So this is a report on findings from the Far Side of retirement. Maybe I should tell you, that I am increasingly convinced that you cannot truly understand old age until you have tried it! Quite a surprising period of life to live. You learn a lot!
