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LLT#196 - Are You Ashamed of Your Age, Your Ageing Family? Age Shaming: my Pet Peeve! Let it STOP!

#disruptaging #elderlyhealth #shame #guilt #fearoftheunknown #fearofjudgement #agediscrimination #immunesystem #depression #familycaregivers #old hearts #ageisjustanumber #caregiverburnout #physicianburnout

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@GrahamCochrane #disruptthenorm

Welcome back Family Caregivers, Older Persons and Fellow Physicians

Ageing is : fun, a time of renewal, an opportunity to mentor, to make new friends, live life!

And yes, reality check!

It IS a time when things are what they are🤷🏽‍♀️

Yet older persons are increasingly made to feel: valueless, ashamed of their age, of who they are, withdrawn into a shell of inaction and decline many times because society has generally "dismissed them".

Enter shame, guilt, embarrassment.-- MY PET PEEVE- age is NOT a disease!

According to one definition: Shame is the feeling that "something is wrong with me," worsening with the effects of the aging process: physical losses, emotional losses, memory losses, and losses of friends and family, all in the face of an indifferent and shaming society.

Shame, fear of "disclosing family business" and harmful gossip lead many to "hide" the realities of ageing, Family Caregiving, the feeling of helplessness, physician and Caregivers burnout, and a never ending cycle of --'We DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!", but "Who is there to talk to?"

Shame, guilt and embarrassment are only faced and resolved with CONVERSATION, COOPERATION, and a willingness to SHARE.

SUPPORT is what we ALL need.

Associate with peers, friends, share concerns, develop community groups.

If this is too much, and you need some formal , official "Clarity Call" - please contact me at www.lana's littlethings.com, or directly at lana@lanaannemd.com

Yet: it starts within-

Focus on the 5 "F"s:

1/ Fun 2/ Friendship and Family 3/ Focus (mindset) 4/ Fitness (start low and go slow) and 5/ Fluids (hydrate! - it does help , in everyway!

You Got This!!!💘🎯We Got This!🎯💘🫱🏽‍🫲🏾!

From my heart to yours always!💗

Dr. Lana

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Overwhelmed? Let's connect: 📧lana@lanaannemd.com

For more insights and connect for a FREE face-to-Face 15 minute Zoom call, and a place where we can connect as physicians on my website:

lanaslittlethings.com

If you're a Family Caregiver at your wit's end, needing a different perspective, set up your free 15-minute coaching call-also by email -lana@lanaannemd.com - or on lanaslittlethings.com.

I always look forward to meeting Fellow Family Caregivers- we gotta stick together!💯

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Lana Husbands

The Realities of Ageing; Top 7 Common, Complex Concerns

#elderlyhealth #immunesystem #frail #infection #familycaregivers #old hearts #pneumonia #skininfection #loneliness

Senior September continues with a look at some not too pleasant but everyday topics which may seem inevitable.

Ageing is : fun, a time of renewal, an opportunity to mentor, to make new friends, live life!

And yes, reality check!

It IS a time when things are what they are🤷🏽‍♀️

Join me as I discuss 7 of the most common complaints of older persons (Keeping it real , but don't despair!)

1/ Osteoarthritis -😟, back, neck , shoulder, knees- they all seem to work only when they want to and yes , they can predict the weather!

2/ Heart disease❣️- older arteries are stiffer, prone to blockage; in addition other chronic conditions may be present which increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes

3/"The Big "C"- Cancer- colon, breast, prostate, can affect older persons to a slightly higher degree as the health of cells, small mutations, and slowing of the normal healing processes make this concern valid (and scary)

4/ Memory loss/dementia/Alzheimer's disease- imagine how frustrating it can be for an older person to feel as though they are no longer themselves, and cannot /do not communicate their feelings, making things worse, delaying help

5/ Frailty- studies show that this is on the rise not only because we have a globally ageing population, but because there is still fallout from the inactivity resulting from global mandatory "stay at home" orders (for safety reasons), has led to some older persons weaker and thus more unwilling to move around.

6/ Reduced hearing, vision, loss of teeth and gum disease all compound these factors- reducing the quality of life.

7/ LONELINESS- general isolation has skyrocketed over the past few years and older persons , especially those who can no longer get around as they used to (or their peers for that matter)

Problems problems problems.......................

What CAN be done?