Somewhere along the way today's theme turned into aging. I didn't see it coming. No surprise though. Aging is always there, lurking in the wings.
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| "The Road Menders" by Vincent VanGogh, 1889 Illustrating "Can Art Cure Alzheimers?" |
I'm 77, retired, live in senior housing and have a community Facebook page about Life in the Manor. Aging is a regular post topic. I research related areas for my own use because learning more about whatever is my first step in coping. That contributes to page content too. I also subscribe to aging newsletters like Next Avenue, Senior Planet, etc. Then there's the fat aging collection of link bundles tucked away in Diigo.
During this morning's slice reading and commenting routine, my response to a slice about adjusting to aging drew on personal experience. Little did I realize it was a harbinger of the day to come.
Later I was caught by a last minute reminder about a zoom that I meant to calendar on the Manor but forgot. Peggy Stoltenberg at the Northeast Engagement Center emailed afternoon reminders about this evening's "Aging, Alzheimers & Agriculture" zoom, a lecture with slides followed by Q&A. Recording to follow -- note to fogetful self: add link here...
There I was, anxiously examining the slides for applicable warning signs...
Next up, at 9 pm, comes Fast-Forward: Look into Your Future, a film from FLX Entertainment in association with Twin Cities PBS and Next Avenue. It's about about aging too but from a very different perspective.
