Looking back on my post from last week, I discussed being afraid of not being able to care for myself hygienically. For me, this means bathing, wiping after the restroom, brushing my teeth, and tending to my hair. This scares me to the core because I've always been...

1.As I age, losing my independence will have an impact on my physical, emotional, social well-being. Physically, I could require assistance with daily tasks like cooking, driving, or self-care. I appreciate being free to make my own decisions; therefore emotionally, I...

In my first blog post, I identified loneliness as one of my greatest fears about growing older. More specifically, I fear losing my spouse, friends, and siblings and feeling like the last one standing. I am the youngest in my family, so this is something I have...

This is a picture of my grandma T'lene, great-grandmother Merle, and other relatives. This was taken at my great-grandmother's 94th birthday party shortly before she passed away. In my first blog post, I discussed my fear of possibly getting dementia in older...

In my Module 1 assignment, the problematic aging situation I feared most was the instability of the systems older adults rely on Social Security, Medicare, long‑term care structures, and the broader economic and political systems that determine whether people can age...