Personal Perspective: As myriad health concerns accumulate, those of us who live alone become more worried.
I was having a session with a client who said she enjoyed living alone and couldn’t fathom sharing her space with anyone else. Inside I was agreeing with her wholeheartedly and understanding where she was coming from. I didn’t disclose to her that I haven’t lived with roommates since college and I, too, could not imagine sharing my space with a friend, husband, lover, or anyone else, catering to the whims of others, tiptoeing around when I wake at 2 am.
But as I age and health concerns accumulate, I become more concerned about living alone. A couple of weeks ago I was carrying a half-full coffee cup back to the kitchen — in my favorite mug, I might add — and I fell. The cup broke and coffee spilled all over my beige rug. I was okay, more scared and shocked than anything. Having osteoporosis, I was just
After my stroke, I purchased an Apple watch because it has a feature that will automatically call 911 if you fall. My stroke occurred in the middle of the night and at that time I was fortunate I was cognizant enough to get myself to the hospital. Even after five years, the doctors never discovered the cause, and I remain fearful that it could happen again as I get older.
An estimated 6.6 percent of American adults aged 55 and older have no living spouse or biological children, according to apublished in 2017 in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. One percent lacked a partner/spouse, any children, biological siblings, and biological parents.I fall into the 6.6 percent. I have my brother and a niece, but my brother is only 18 months younger than me so we will be aging together, although he is in better health than I.
Over this past summer during the span of a week, I had three medical events that were either TIA’s or seizures. After the second one, which happened on a Saturday morning, I went to the ED where the third one took place, during which I was unresponsive. The MRI was unremarkable. I have four neurologists; a general neurologist, aspecialist, a seizure specialist, and a stroke specialist.
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