Mindful Moment with Mike: Feelings of Isolation for Older Generation

Mindful Moment with Mike: Feelings of Isolation for Older Generation

MIGHT IMAGINE IT'S WORSE FOROUR SENIOR POPULATION.

ANDPHYSICALLY IT IS.

BUT TWOWORKS FOR YOU'S MIKEBROOKS... SPOKE TO AN EXPERTWHO SAYS MENTALLY... SOME OFTHE OLDER GENERATION MIGHTHAVE AN ADVANTAGE.

HERE'STODAY'S MINDFUL MOMENT WITHMIKE...I TALKED TO AN EXPERT WHOSAYS THERE ARE TWO MAJORTHREATS THE PUBLIC IS FACINGRIGHT NOW.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLYA PHYSICAL THREATFROM COVID-19.

BUT THERE'SALSO A MENTAL THREAT... ANDCAN ESCALATEQUICKLY IF NOT ADDRESSED.AND A LOT OF FOLKS ARECONCERNEDABOUT THE OLDER GENERATION.BUT EILEEN BRADSHAW WITHLIFESENIOR SERVICES SAYS... THATGENERATION MIGHT BE BETTERPREPARED TO HANDLE THIS...THAN YOU AND ME."I do think thatgenerationally, a lot of ourseniors have an ingrainedsense of public duty and asense of things larger thanthemselves.

Public health asa concept rather than justindividual health.

So insome respects they may bebetter prepared than a lotof us for this isolationcapacity." "Some of theseniors I've spoken withhave mentioned this isdifferent, but similar, tothe polio epidemic.

Therewere some of the samerecommendations at thattime.

So they've actuallyundergone some socialsituations which have someparallels to what we'regoing through today." BUT IFYOU ARE OLDER... AND YOU AREWORRIED... EILEEN SAYS LIFESENIOR SERVICES CAN HELP YOUWITH SOME "TANGIBLE"SERVICES.

FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUNEED TO GO TO THE GROCERYSTORE OR IF YOU NEED TO GOPICK UP SOME PRESCRIPTIONS,THEY CAN CONNECT YOU WITHSOMEONE WHO CAN HELP.

SHEALSO SAYS TO CHECK OUT THEIRFACEBOOK PAGE BECAUSE THEYHAVE SOME EXERCISES YOU CANDO, THEY HAVE SOME PUZZLESAND GAMES TO ALIVIATE ALLTHE STRESS THAT'S GOING ON,AND THEY HAVE SOME HEALTHADVICE FOR YOU AS WELL.

SODON'T WORRY.

LIFE SENIORSERVICES IS THERE TO HELP,TWO WORKS FOR YOU ISCERTAINLY HERE TO HELP YOU.WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS.OKAY?

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.MIKE BROOKS, REPORTING FROMMYLIVING ROOM, TWO WORKS FORYOU.