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What are your tips for staying independent at your own home?
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I go to spin classes and yoga classes at my gym. I also walk outside . I try to put most of my bills on automatic pay. I do online puzzles hopefully to keep the brain from declining too much. Although I have noticed on some that I am not as quick with answers. One of my sons and his family live nearby and help with some tasks.We downsized to a smaller house and much smaller yard. I have rediscovered my love of gardening and am working on keeping up with the plants. It is a difficult task for me in summer. I was out of town for a week and lost two small azaleas to the drought. I am looking forward to fall.
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@walk4life You could study another language to keep your brain sharp. And today for practice one can find foreign movies on YouTube.
Here below is a link to a Study on how a second language delays dementia. I am 85 and have an active brain. I was fortunate because my four-year high school required taking a language (Latin or French). Later I travelled spending many years abroad and becoming semi-fluent in French and Spanish and very fluent in Italian.
STUDY: Bilingualism and Dementia: How Multiple Languages Delay Cognitive Decline https://pierrehealth.com/bilingualism-and-dementia-cognitive-decline/
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@walk4life I'm 72 and somewhat disabled--but I love to garden too. My son-in-law finally talked me into letting him put in drip irrigation for some of my small yard. It cuts down on need to hand water and if I'm gone it still works! I think I felt like I was cheating-=now I'm glad to have it.