Lets E-lim-i-nate the Negative! Old Age is a Great Age.
For the majority Later years are great years! Why so much sad negativity everywhere?
Let’s shout it!
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Danger! Stereotyping Older People Doesn’t Work.
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.
At 80+ Narrowing Horizons? Or Change of Focus?
One of the many delightful surprises in this Strange Land of Old Age, has been this calm acceptance, this adjustment to later life. The change in the focus of pleasures that one cannot imagine at all when you are younger.
Curiosity is Surprised by Life in Fife.
Time is short when you are in your 83rd year….and so many places still unvisited.
At 80+ That Pause. The One When You Stand Up and Freeze!
The moment they feel gravity, the Knees are on strike. “Dont” they scream “ Dont you dare move!” Threats of unknown horrors form worrying clouds.
So what do you do?
Need Right Housing and Company, so Why are Oldies Penalised if they Shack Up?
How nice, an older couple want to love and care for each other. But if they marry or live in partnership….trouble! Why? And too older people living in large houses would like to downsize. Makes sense to encourage it too, when we have a UK housing shortage. Why is it so difficult? Solve these and…
Reaching 83? Lifestyle Plan B!
Seriously, I am not worried about the body stuff, except for total concentration on comfort and ease. Beginning to think that by 83 bodies need cherishing not bullying.
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