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206 points throwup238 | 4 comments | 04 Sep 25 16:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nate ◴[04 Sep 25 18:20 UTC] No.45130461[source]▶
My dad is 85 and this article hits hard about what he fights going on in his body. What sucks is how much of a downward, self reinforcing spiral it all is. It's so hard to see the curbs to walk over or how to get to a thing himself, so he just naturally chooses to do fewer and fewer things. Watching TV is safer and kinder and becomes the default to anything. Which just makes his brain less and less stimulated and active, and you can imagine the drag that adds to keep figuring out life.

But like the empathy found in this article, it's caused me to be incredibly more patient with anyone struggling to walk in front of me on a crowded or narrow sidewalk.

Aging is rough. Thank you to everyone working on accessibility and aging related tech and science.

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gowld ◴[04 Sep 25 18:34 UTC] No.45130648[source]▶
When you stop walking, that's the beginning of the end.
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1. bayesnet ◴[04 Sep 25 18:58 UTC] No.45130933[source]▶
My grandfather, with whom I was very close, suffered from Parkinson's in his last decade or so. For a long time he was doing OK: Occasional confusion and the slow, shuffling walk that is characteristic of the disease.

One day he had a minor operation that left him needing a wheelchair for what we thought would be just a few weeks. But he never regained his strength and was never to walk again, which led to a steep and sudden decline in his mental condition. It was truly devastating to see one of the sharpest people I knew become an angry and confused simulacrum of the man I so admired.

I wish I had realized two things then: First, as you say, maintaining mobility is the crucial to the well-being of the elderly. Second, immediate physical/occupational therapy after a fall or surgery is essential to people at risk of losing mobility. Sadly it wasn't offered to us and we didn't think to ask.

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2. hnhnhnaccount ◴[04 Sep 25 21:17 UTC] No.45132298[source]▶
My dad is going through that shit right now. He fell a few weeks ago and hasn’t walked since.

I live abroad to make more money and feed my ego and I only see him 3–4 times a year. On top of that selfishness, every now and then I catch myself selfishly thinking I don’t want to go through that, which makes me feel like an even worst piece of shit.

Life sucks.

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3. elteto ◴[05 Sep 25 01:19 UTC] No.45134116[source]▶
Man, be easy on yourself. You already have the world to put you down, no need to add to it. Life is complicated and I’m sure that you trying to have a better life and a career is not just for ego. Love yourself a bit.
4. hattmall ◴[05 Sep 25 05:29 UTC] No.45135244[source]▶
I mean if you are saying you make a lot of money, hire someone to go and get him moving, if he would accept it anyway.