Most old people do NOT develop dementia, most older people have full, happy lives, most people know that age is much more than a number, it's an attitude. And 99 year old Dyke van Dyke is life's joy personified because of his attitude towards it💗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol... - ThreadSky

briandolan.bsky.social • 77 days ago

Most old people do NOT develop dementia, most older people have full, happy lives, most people know that age is much more than a number, it's an attitude.

And 99 year old Dyke van Dyke is life's joy personified because of his attitude towards it💗

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OlL0OpbW8

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emmavardy2.bsky.social•77 days ago

Listening to the end. What a treat. Maybe we can get Chris Martin to do a fundraising song for @ageuk.bsky.social 😂😂😂

briandolan.bsky.social•76 days ago

It's wonderful and with Chris Martin's evident talents he could knock off a fundraising song walking through reception 😂

What I loved to Dick van Dyk's sheer joy and awe at watching Chris pull it off - what a beautiful paring 👏👏🤗

emmavardy2.bsky.social•76 days ago

Totally!

nowthenthee.bsky.social•77 days ago

My 1st job as an HCA aged 19 in an asylum made me think that all old people developed dementia until I started to think about it. I do think old age has challenges but I no longer think it has a guaranteed diagnosis of dementia. With support people can live very happy fulfilled lives.

briandolan.bsky.social•76 days ago

I'd have been similar as a first year student psych nurse James.

This slide from Prof Chris Whitty at the recent @gerisoc.bsky.social conference really helps put it into a rather reassuring perspective - there's hope for both of us yet!

jolivsey.bsky.social•73 days ago

No wonder many of us are confused with so many mixed messages though
https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/dementia-leading-cause-of-death-in-2022/#:~:text=The%20Office%20for%20National%20Statistics,61%2C250%20(10.4%25)%20in%202021.

nowthenthee.bsky.social•73 days ago

@briandolan.bsky.social will know better than me but I think that it isn't very long since dementia was permissable as a cause of death. Deaths caused by dementia may have been ascribed to ther causes. Currently you cannot officially die from delirium even though it can kill you. 1/2

briandolan.bsky.social•73 days ago

Thanks so much James and I'd defer to the great @emmavardy2.bsky.social on the specific dates about dementia, which as you disproportionately impacts women, as a cause of death but goodness, delirium is so, so prevalent - and rising.

nowthenthee.bsky.social•73 days ago

If delirium was permissible as a cause of death you would see it rocket up the rankings.

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