Your dad is a lucky ager and it’s great to know how he has lived to help him be this capable at 99.
And also the person that looks very needy and “old” may still have more to offer than people realize, plus should be celebrated for all the adaptations and resilience they have demonstrated.In short, we need an attitude adjustment towards aging. Sounds like he has been lucky but he has also made some “conscious coping” choices that have made it easier for others to support him. Life isn’t easy and know one said it would be. Aging is associated with changes in dynamic biological, physiological, environmental, psychological, behavioral, and social processes. By 2030, the number of Americans age 65 and over is projected to reach some 71.5 million people, with nearly 10 million of them 85 and older. It is even unclear whether aging is a process or an outcome. I can remember his coming and staying at our house sometimes. I know times have changed, but I think it was good for all when families kept together like that.
We often wonder what “ready” looks like. I would also encourage any older person with depression or anxiety to keep bringing it up to their health provider, to get help. It is too difficult to go back later and try to find the articles, and my posts to see if there are replies, etc.Agree that this is a real flaw of the current commenting system. I’ve gardened and worked with a trainer to stay fit.
But you’d never know it to see most media images of older adults, which either portray them as free of late-life stressors or instead emphasize their declines without highlighting their successes in adapting, and their ability to find meaning in a new normal.Most people will encounter losses and impairments as they age.What if, as a society, we were less afraid of this, and instead embraced it as an opportunity to be proactive, and then to step up to challenges?What if as a society, we were better at acknowledging and celebrating the remarkable acts of resiliency and problem-solving that many older people are working their way through?What if older people felt more comfortable getting help when it becomes necessary? He told me that age 70 was one of the best times in his life. It’s tricky though, because ageism and negative attitudes about aging — along with the judgement that how you age is a reflection of whether you made good individual choices — are quite entrenched.I have read many articles and commentaries on aging and the environment that satisfies the diverse ideas of people as they “retire” and the place they want this to happen. It is a touchy subject among many older African-Americans but has serious impact on successful aging, Cobb said. My Dad at 99 is one of those “lucky agers” but part of that “luck” has been his life-long adaptability, resilience & willingness to try new things.
Sounds like you are demonstrating resilience!Sorry to hear about the anger towards family members. 3. They had some really neat stories to tell if I’d take time to sit down and listen. Successful aging, to this senior, means still finding purpose and delight in every single day I am gifted to remain on this planet. What are the secrets to successful aging for Warren Buffett? “Aging should not be regarded as an affliction. Extrinsic factors such as diet, exercise, personal habits and psychosocial aspects of aging are often underestimated if one takes the simplistic view that aging is guided by genetics.Today, an exact definition of successful aging is an open debate. Myself, I think aging gracefully is the answer. (Granted, it’s a little wonky, but that’s true of all substantive academic work.) Agree that times have changed and it’s a shame that so many older people find themselves alone, really didn’t use to be that way but society has changed and we also have more older adults now (who also live longer) plus smaller families. He explains some of the ideas in the podcast episode here: Although there is an element of luck involved in disability free aging, that kind of fatalistic view and terminology ignores the vast amount of purposeful disease preventive lifestyle changes that have to be individual choices, since our culture certainly doesn’t support them.If a person has made “conscious coping efforts” to be proactive and address lifestyle factors, then I don’t think the model would consider them a “lucky ager.” (Lucky agers are the ones who have done nothing differently and are still doing well. )It is true that individuals often have to make a choice to pursue these and that our society doesn’t encourage them much. Your privacy is very important to us.
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