Category: Almost old

4 stages of old age

June 15, 2022

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.

Two points about growing old

June 10, 2022

Although 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.

Preparing for old age —Vision for Ageing in Aotearoa

June 8, 2022

This 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.

3 songs about getting old

June 1, 2022

I’ve been collecting songs about getting old. Some by young or youngish songwriters, some by old songwriters. And they are worlds apart.

Trish Harris makes a bold suggestion: a royal wheelchair

May 30, 2022

I 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 […]