Frailty and how it changes older peoples lives

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Frailty and how it changes older peoples lives | Age UK

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10 жыл бұрын

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@CaptchaNeon 7 жыл бұрын

It's quite an incredible thing that these people are so wise, they're so intelligent and know that you can't just give up, you have to just make the best you can with what you have. I believe that many of them are tired mentally though.

@revivingmind879 Жыл бұрын

When we age, we become more fragile and prone to numerous health risks. This is where healthy aging comes in since we can pick up something from it to combat frality. As older adults, we can do numerous things to help us cope up with the different physical changes we have in our body. First of which is staying active as much as possible to keep your body moving. We must also eat healthy balanced meals so our bodies can absorb nutrients needed to stay healthy. Lastly, we should always be keepying our mind as healthy as possible, and we could achieve this by maintianing good and healthy social relationships allowing our brain to stay as sharp as possible because we learn from each other. Thank you so much for shining light on frality and how it affects older adults. This gives us more motivation to help people our age live their best lives happy and healthy through our programs together with our health and wellness coaches.

@danclark1348 5 жыл бұрын

Old age is a fact of life. Therefore we must deal with it. It's how to deal with it. Loss of physical abilities I can work with. The decline in mentality, thats the most difficult part. A friends mother-physically abled but mentally shot, kept trying to go outside, go upstairs, while being a fall risk, getting in the way of her daughter working in the house. I have the same with an elderly woman. Im 63 with ailments, no one in her family willing to help out. She is able to walk. Unfortunately she needs a walker yet at times goes about without it. As I prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner, housechores, there she goes walking unsupervised. She fell twice requiring hospitalization yet keeps taking the risks of falling again. Forgets almost everything. Conversation with her a waste of talk. Its just her and I here most the time. If not for youtube and google, I'd be losing my mind! Damned family of hers "too busy" to take turns filling in. A cardiologist her family recommended for me told them I need regular break time. I began to get so stressed that I got chest pains, shortness of breath. Only a small anyurism found. That demonstrated that its too much for one person to handle 24/7.

@marylipscombe2154 5 жыл бұрын

I am nearly 80 years old and my husband is 84 years old. We both accept the fact that we are in our old age. I have had ill-health since 1987, when I had to retire due to my state of health. My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer approximately 2 years ago. He has had the usual treatment e.g. medication and an injection, the injection made him ill. Nine weeks ago he was admitted to hospital suffering from a severe kidney infection, this amongst other symptoms,, caused him to be very confused. Thankfully, when the infection was cleared up, he regained his sharp mind, however, he has spent 2 weeks in hospital 4 weeks in a care home for respite care and he has been with our daughter and her husband for 3 weeks who live about 70 miles away. I have been alone for 9 weeks, hopefully he will be returning home within the next 3 weeks, however he is very frail. We don't want him to be admitted to a care home, but I am struggling coping alone. I have an injured spine which makes my mobility very restricted together with chronic back pain and a rare inherited blood disorder called porphyria. Amongst numerous symptoms, I am allergic to sun/daylight, I develop very painful blisters on my exposed skin and I have severe stomach cramps, sometimes, I can be housebound for over 5 weeks, never stepping out of our doors. The only places I go to are my doctors' and the hospital. I know that I am very lucky that we still have each other, nearly 59 years married. We have a son and a daughter and a grandson, they all live some distance away. I am wondering if there is any help available, I should be very pleased to receive any suggestions. Thank you for reading this rather long post . Mary Lipscombe S75 1QA

@ruthlloyd1163 5 жыл бұрын

Mary Lipscombe nice you have each other, it is a difficult situation. I’m so glad you have your mental faculties, my 92 year old mom just passed from Alzheimers. It wasn’t an easy road. God Bless🌸

@patsypryor9850 6 жыл бұрын

we don't have anything like Age UK in the US, ageism very prevalent at all levels of daily life. at 63 I can already relate to these topics. I have been an RN 31 years and a source of knowledge and help to others . The first time I was condescended to in a job interview I was in shock. I was like do you know who I am? Don't you see what I have accomplished? The interviewer looked like a twelve year old to me. Needless to say, they did not offer and I would not have accepted anyway. On the eczema, a back brush for the shower, use the back of that for your cream, better,easier. I have a spouse and still do those things myself. God Bless