Christopher Leech

Exploring how we can use technology to enhance wellbeing at every age.

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

The "Don't Worry Darling" star Florence Pugh and her grandmother stole the show when they started dancing on the red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival #Venezia79

[The John A. Hartford Foundation @johnahartford]

72%of middle-income older adults won’t be able to afford assisted living by 2033. @TheSCANFndtn @NORCNews https://t.co/813Trus0P6

[Variety @Variety]

Inside the New Music App That Helps Dementia Sufferers by Stirring Memories With Personalized Playlists https://t.co/aPSpqKp2d3

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@alexcoheninla @POTUS same! quite the fleet 😲

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@rgay Oh good you're back in LA

[PBS News @NewsHour]

"People say, we are inclusive. We treat everyone the same. We should never want to treat everyone the same, because we aren't all the same," says social scientist Carey Candrian. https://t.co/SSpmTcwWoR

[Alexis Coe @AlexisCoe]

Kay Lahusen (6/5/1930–5/26/2021). Kay & her partner, Barbara Gittings, successfully fought to get the American Psychiatric Association to drop homosexuality as a mental illness. That diagnosis began with Alice Mitchell, the subject of my first book. May her memory be a revolution

[Mary V. Macauley (author at 83) @MaryVMacauley]

I am now a published author at 83.

Not too long ago, I couldn’t even send an email.

Very proud of myself!

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@rgay My partner worked for them years ago when he first started out of college and they have some some dark UX practices there that prey on older folks. If your dad likes it and knows he’s got options though I’d shrug too

[KizzyPhD @KizzyPhD]

Ahhhhhh come on @drsanjaygupta, you know that anything is possible with science right? 😀

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Man, 79, Goes to Beauty School to Learn How to Do Hair and Makeup for Wife of 50 Years amid Her Vision Failing

“Her appearance has always been something she has taken pride in and it's important to her so therefore important to him”

@naledi_ushe reports

https://t.co/0JHUVbaWOr

[Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum]

Using the word "cheugy" is cheugy.

[Mike Moore, DO FAAFP @MikeMooreDO]

Burn it down Harold. Burn it all down.

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@TheKalenAllen @garcoxgang New Yorkers turned Angelinos appreciate you 🤷‍♂️

[Patrick Fanelli @PatFanelli]

Alternative headline: “vaccine thought to be 98% effective turns out to be 99.993% effective.”

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

twin sisters, reunited at 92 after vaccinations, toast first dinner out with scotch-and-water

(Mom's on the left)

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@jordph 🤞🤞🤞

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

@jordph Gets a TENS unit game changer for random aches

[Christopher Leech @ChrisLeech_]

Great insights here and a silver lining:
“Although I initially spent time staring at my patients' ceilings or chests on Zoom...eventually my patients and many other older people learned to use tech in new ways, from medical visits to ordering supplies and socializing.”

[Nathan Stall @NathanStall]

"The Wisdom I Gained From Older Patients in #COVID19" by @LouiseAronson:

-Many patients declined physically and many more complained of memory loss
-Most showed great resilience even though they were the most adversely impacted by lockdown restrictions

https://t.co/h0atPUbeWX

[Andy Slavitt Archived @aslavitt46]

Thirteen states have vaccinated at least 80% of seniors (first dose):

Vermont (89%!)
S Dakota
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
Mass
NH
MN
WI
Kansas
Delaware
Iowa
WA

(California and Nebraska-- almost there)

To think, just 10 weeks ago, this was 8%. This is great work.