Be aware of older people they Rule!

Older Adults are people we look up to as young people.  For most people our caregivers are the first to give us guidance. You know help us out with our first walk or even the first break up. when it comes down to it we have to take care of the adults in our lives that made the most impact. Within this group physical and psychological changes are on the rise.

Here a key term that most people should know and understand when reading this all the way through.
Ageism - form of discrimination against older people. 
Older Americans Act - Funds for age related research. Government programs for age related research.
As a reminder changes can be good or bad.

Middle age is around the 40-60 years old range.That is called the changing midlife. That is the last and finial step of life.  That stereo type  of that family man that decides to buy a red sports car with out telling the wife for some reason. 

Baby boomers are born from the year 1946 and on. That is a total of 26 million people over the age of 60.  You know it could be the grandparent you know that is still alive. Families living with each other is on the rise as much as ever. I know would know that because I have a grand mother who lives with me. One reasons for all of this is that homelessness is on the raise in this community.   

My friend Brendan birth is really big on caring about this area and what this is all about. He Really wants to work with people with ageism. Get him to talk about what Gray Panthers is all about to ageism. Get him to add a picture of what he does in action with the group. You might here from him again in the near future.

what we forget!!

In Today's world we have to be more aware of things ever so more. This post is all inclusive with things I have been blogging about for awhile. Things we all have to be aware about ever so more since the election of president or being more aware of our own biases when it comes to these topics at hand. 

We have to realize that 35% of the United States population is non-white. Being aware about multiculturalism in our society. It is about being aware. Noticing the out ward appearance about what makes us different from other people. Having the Knowledge that we are all equal and not one race is on top of another. It is all about having the skills to and education to realize that. Then when you do not know something be willing to learn and consult. Sometimes if you do not know someone race just ask and they will be more than willing to let you know who they are. Lastly knowing that race is unique to the individual at hand. 

As a new things I will post a preview about what next week topic is about. 

Next Week Topic: 

The elderly population and why they are on the rise. Spotlighting a friend who works with them through Gray Panthers in New York. 

Get help as Soon as you Need It! Sometimes before that?

Depression can be a serious thing for people. Not everyone experiences the same way that other people do. Sometimes mad can equal sad. It is not always if the person is truly sad it can be if the person anger lots of it also. 
This ties into my post about the keys of suicide. It is also about my other post about drugs and drinking. Do not wait get help.  Act quick because you matter the most. No matter who you are or what age you are as a person. Depression hits 2 million people over the age of 65. Be Careful if you have grandparent who lives or is currently in a nursing home. We should all watch out for each other because it can be your next door neighbor and you might not even know it. 


I know what it is like to struggle as a human being. Being gay and being a special needs person. When I was in middle school having a classmate of mine calling me slow and the teacher doing nothing about it. That is sad and upsetting. It took me awhile I spoke up to my family and finally got the help I need. That bothered my a lot and I got professional help to get over that. I thought at times recurrently in my mind about who cares about me.

I do not mean to be using my friends blog post again. He does write something similar on the same topic. He post though a good reference on this particular blog post. If you do not know who is you can dig deeper in his blog or the other post I used him for.

https://blindinjusticeblog.com/2017/07/25/chester-benningtons-death-needs-to-be-a-call-to-help-not-demonize/