4 stages of old age
We may have 40 years to live after 60. They are not blancmange years: they are vivid and constantly changing, just like the rest of life.
Continue readingWe may have 40 years to live after 60. They are not blancmange years: they are vivid and constantly changing, just like the rest of life.
Continue readingAlthough he is barely middle aged, Tim Dowling has a keen eye for how things have changed for him while growing old. He got me thinking.
Continue readingThis talk is about my reaction to learning I was likely to live to 99. I buckled down and prepared for old age—my way. Age Concern Conference 2021.
Continue readingI’ve been collecting songs about getting old. Some by young or youngish songwriters, some by old songwriters. And they are worlds apart.
Continue readingI can’t help myself. I have to share a link to an article by Trish Harris on Queen Elizabeth’s intermittent problems of mobility. It’s funny but very serious too. She really made me think about what is implied by the language we use around disability and assistive devices like wheelchairs… or glasses or hearing aids […]
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