Keep ringing the bell Julia. I think the words 'old age poverty' are powerful in a way others are not and we need to bandy them about as often as we can. I see anti-ageism starting to ramp up. More and more folks (mostly women) are starting to bang that drum, thankfully. And, of course, there is the other side of running for the injections and what not to stave off the inevitable being much more mainstream, but at least age is finally being talked about. Thank you for that.
I've worked in health care for decades and it makes me SO sad when it does become almost too late. I have patients I tried to encourage toward lifestyle changes twenty years ago who now are in panic mode. I mean, it's never too late to make change but the sooner the better.
There is no joy in having been right when the cost is so high. Nor is there joy in "I told you so," which is just brutal. Choices are wonderful but they are also so hard, Donna. I love my donuts. My donuts don't love me. I choose. The way is clear and it's necessarily NOT easy.
Great post and exploration of old age poverty. I hope the attitude to old age will change as the balance of older folk changes, and we remain a vibrant part of society.
Keep ringing the bell Julia. I think the words 'old age poverty' are powerful in a way others are not and we need to bandy them about as often as we can. I see anti-ageism starting to ramp up. More and more folks (mostly women) are starting to bang that drum, thankfully. And, of course, there is the other side of running for the injections and what not to stave off the inevitable being much more mainstream, but at least age is finally being talked about. Thank you for that.
I've worked in health care for decades and it makes me SO sad when it does become almost too late. I have patients I tried to encourage toward lifestyle changes twenty years ago who now are in panic mode. I mean, it's never too late to make change but the sooner the better.
There is no joy in having been right when the cost is so high. Nor is there joy in "I told you so," which is just brutal. Choices are wonderful but they are also so hard, Donna. I love my donuts. My donuts don't love me. I choose. The way is clear and it's necessarily NOT easy.
Great post and exploration of old age poverty. I hope the attitude to old age will change as the balance of older folk changes, and we remain a vibrant part of society.
Well, many thanks to you for the inspiration. It was a great line. I love scraping my community for wit, wisdom and ideas.