When I considered the potential problematic aging situations that I shared in my first blog post, they fell into two categories. I have seen how gastrointestinal cancer and depression have significantly shortened the lives of people in my family. While that is...

In my previous discussion post, I shared my fear of developing dementia. This condition is something I understand well, as I have witnessed how it profoundly impacts families. Dementia runs in both sides of my family, which increases my chances of developing it in the...

Last week, I shared that I feared growing older and experiencing poverty and loneliness. The following passage is from my Week 1 post: “Because of my family’s socioeconomic status, I am afraid of experiencing poverty, loneliness, and isolation in my later life. I fear...

While I hope to age well, I know there is always the possibility of living with dementia. Physically, this feels daunting. As someone who is already neurodiverse, I can imagine misplacing items more often, struggling with fatigue, and experiencing even slower...

As stated in my blog post #1, the one aspect of aging that I worry about is dementia since it affects your health, emotions, social life, and even your finances. Emotionally, it can lead to depression and anxiety in oneself and loved ones, especially caregivers, while...

When I think about dementia as a problematic aging situation, I realize how deeply it can affect every part of a person’s life, as well as the lives of their loved ones. Physically, dementia makes it difficult to manage daily tasks such as taking medication,...

In Module 1, I identified dementia as one of my greatest fears related to aging. Putting myself in the situation of living with this condition, I realize that it would impact my life on multiple levels. Physically, dementia would impair my cognitive abilities,...