Clarence Jones
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Yeah, thank you. Joe, I appreciate that conversation. What it does for me, you use the term complexity. This whole issue is so complex, especially when it comes to family. And I think that part of and I'm just going to share something with you. That's what health care is about.
Yeah, thank you. Joe, I appreciate that conversation. What it does for me, you use the term complexity. This whole issue is so complex, especially when it comes to family. And I think that part of and I'm just going to share something with you. That's what health care is about.
OK, so I told my wife, if I ever get to a point in my life where I have Alzheimer's or dementia and she has to place me into a home to be OK with that, you know, and she doesn't have to worry about coming to visit me every day. You know, I'm just saying, just make sure that I'm clean and that I'm not being, you know, that I'm being taken care of.
OK, so I told my wife, if I ever get to a point in my life where I have Alzheimer's or dementia and she has to place me into a home to be OK with that, you know, and she doesn't have to worry about coming to visit me every day. You know, I'm just saying, just make sure that I'm clean and that I'm not being, you know, that I'm being taken care of.
But I think it's one of those kinds of things where it is a issue, as you're saying, where families need to talk about this before it happens. And so that's all I want to say is that it just brought up that emotional piece for me where I've already decided, like, you don't have to visit me every day. Just make sure I'm okay.
But I think it's one of those kinds of things where it is a issue, as you're saying, where families need to talk about this before it happens. And so that's all I want to say is that it just brought up that emotional piece for me where I've already decided, like, you don't have to visit me every day. Just make sure I'm okay.
Yeah, no, no. I was listening as we were talking about this topic, long-term care, longevity, loneliness, aging. What is the process we should be thinking about? with this as we become older. I'm thinking that I'm more seasoned, and there has to be some kind of process that you have discovered in your research that we should be considering or thinking about as we become older.
Yeah, no, no. I was listening as we were talking about this topic, long-term care, longevity, loneliness, aging. What is the process we should be thinking about? with this as we become older. I'm thinking that I'm more seasoned, and there has to be some kind of process that you have discovered in your research that we should be considering or thinking about as we become older.
Our bodies are changing. You know, everything is different now. What should we be looking at?
Our bodies are changing. You know, everything is different now. What should we be looking at?
To live better. To live better. Yeah, because, you know, we could have early onset dementia. I mean, you know, but there's got to be something that we need to be thinking about, you know, with some of these scenarios.
To live better. To live better. Yeah, because, you know, we could have early onset dementia. I mean, you know, but there's got to be something that we need to be thinking about, you know, with some of these scenarios.
Yeah. Yeah. I want to ask you this question. I want to go back and talk about this. Can you identify some age-friendly places and spaces? And what is it that we should be learning from them?
Yeah. Yeah. I want to ask you this question. I want to go back and talk about this. Can you identify some age-friendly places and spaces? And what is it that we should be learning from them?
Dr. Godler, I want to ask you this question. What does the research say about self-care during this process without feeling guilty?
Dr. Godler, I want to ask you this question. What does the research say about self-care during this process without feeling guilty?
I was thinking about this. I want to live longer. How do I how do I do that? I mean, you know, I mean, you've studied a lot about, you know, Alzheimer's and things like that. I'm trying. You know, I know that that forgetting stuff is a normal part of getting older and things like that.
I was thinking about this. I want to live longer. How do I how do I do that? I mean, you know, I mean, you've studied a lot about, you know, Alzheimer's and things like that. I'm trying. You know, I know that that forgetting stuff is a normal part of getting older and things like that.
But, you know, are there some things that we could be doing that would, you know, some low hanging fruits again that we could be doing to to be better, have a better way of life?
But, you know, are there some things that we could be doing that would, you know, some low hanging fruits again that we could be doing to to be better, have a better way of life?