We all hit obstacles with our computers and smartphones and tablets, but IT issues in later life can seem especially tricky. That might be partly because of normal age-related changes like arthritis, poor eyesight, or short term memory failings. Or it might be because we’ve retired, because at work we might have had an IT […]
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I enjoy reading tips from a centenarian about why they’ve lived so long and stayed so perky. Now well over 100, Doris Carnevali devised an original system for tackling the never-ending problems of daily life in extreme old age, and reasons for gratitude. Whether you are almost old, already old, or never-gonna-be-old, she is my […]
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Even as toddlers we start establishing ourselves as autonomous individuals, and we turn up the volume in our teens. Then in old age we are obliged (or expected) to gradually surrender some decisions, some control over our lives. How are we to navigate these changes? Defending our autonomy is a serious business at any age. […]
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I yearn for good conversation in old age, and I have problems. There’s tons of advice about how to talk TO old people. But I AM that old person, and I need help too. So I asked Kirsty Ferguson for help.
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What did your Nana say to you? Chances are it was a proverb or saying you had never heard of.
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