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How do you change the perception of aging?

Aging Well | Last Active: Jun 22, 2020 | Replies (35)
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@sapphira

Sue: Wow! they live 150 miles from one another and they are not tech savvy? Does the latter mean they can't email one another? I think your friend should try to get involved with events and activities closer to home. Where does your friend live? In my case I am in a big city and although all the things I like to do - going to the Frick Museum or the Metropolitan are not open to me now. The Frick offers two programs online that are wonderful but I am a member and receive their virtual programs online each Wednesday and Friday at 5 pm. It might be offered on You tube, but it sounds like your neighbor is not technical at all with Iphones or emails. Perhaps there is something else for her if she is in assisted living. I doubt if I can offer any ideas for her not knowing enough about her situation, health, education and abilities. We all have to do the best we can with what we are blessed with at this point in time.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 22, 2020

@sapphira They are both in their own homes, as couples they were friends since childhood, and lost spouses the same year. It is a lovely friendship and I encourage her to maintain it... They are both very involved close to their homes, which is why the relationship remains a distance one. She told me they each plan to self-quarantine for two weeks in July, then he will come to visit for a week or two. All of her/our senior activities are still closed in centers and churches so contacts are hard to come by if you're not tech capable...

I am excited because I just arranged an outdoor visit with my 94 yo friend and her resident daughter. During the visit I will configure her PC with Zoom so she can join our Master Gardener meetings. A mutual friend is doing the same for one of the other non-tech-savvy MG's who is her close friend so they can see each other again. We made a plan last week to reach out and do this for as many MG's as possible because it looks like we may be in "distance mode" for a long while - especially those of us who are older, have risk issues, or are caretakers.

Covid-19 is starting to look like a marathon instead of a 5k race! I won't feel safe until we have an effective vaccine.

Sue

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