May Nguyen

#AdvocacyInAging24

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@LadyTiv My grandma chased after me trying to give me "the shake" a couple times😭. Always the "don't tell your grandpa"😂😂

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@_aging_tg We should celebrate these beauty as resilience and experience rather than negativity!

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

I thought it was interesting how they advertised this. I wonder if other countries do anything similar to this to bring awareness. #AdvocacyInAging24

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@jpowel91 It frustrates me because they're more than capable of doing things on their own accord. Just because you see someone who's older, doesn't mean they are in need of assistance all the time

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@Agingwithmaia It doesn't help that advertisements these companies put out continues to portray them as fragile, old, inactive, etc.

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

Funny Story:
My little brother was on Discord with one of his friends and his friend heard me talked. He asked my brother how old I am and he answered 23. His friend proceeded to say "DAMN SHE'S OLD".... they're 12.. 😐
#AdvocacyInAging24

[Obio. @obioojones]

I was just told that I look good for my age…am I “you look good for your age” age?

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

Wording is important, especially when you're referring to someone. It may be something small and lighthearted but saying "you old people" is a little harsh. #AdvocacyInAging24

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@Newageadvocate It was interesting seeing different generations' perspectives during everyone's interviews - I didn't expect a lot of what they talked about

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@Agingevolu what are some examples we could follow?

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

The link reminded me of some of the interviewees from last class talking about their experiences with ageism in the workplace #AdvocacyInAging24

[Grass & Holm Associates @grassholmassoc]

Ageism in the workplace is a problem in this country. Being perceived as over-qualified, not technically able or too close to retirement can be very damaging to older members of the workforce.
#ageism #workplaceageism #diversity #workplacediversity
https://t.co/AS8tSrB1Ws

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@ZariaBell00 It can be difficult not feeling/thinking that way when we can be empathetic

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@HollyR73240 @activeagingdoc Its hard in my opinion due to staffs mistreating patients regardless of the trainings still. I did my service learning at a nursing home and the social worker there giving me information also told me that if I see any patients being mistreated (family/staff) to tell them

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

Reminds me of what we thought we know but I'm glad we got into it more on how there are several types of dementia such as Alzheimer’s #AdvocacyInAging24

[Dementia Friends @DementiaFriends]

As a Dementia Friend, what action do you take to help those living with dementia and raise awareness?

Here are what some of our Dementia Friends said they did to help those around them.

Sign up here and become a Dementia Friend: https://t.co/6d7EKpekhz

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@annasanadvocate Unpopular opinion: I think gray hairs look cool.

My cousin have had gray hair since he was 8 years old due to stress so I think gray hair's normal overall!
As we get older, we tend to not care and move on anyway!

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@agepositively92 I've lost two people recently and I'm anxious of losing more and more people as time goes on. Its such a sick thing but its life I guess #AdvocacyInAging24

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

While looking through @NatureAging & their broad aging research community (also mentioned an article about the use of EHRs to predict Alzheimer's - pretty neat stuff here), I came across another cool page: @americanaging ! Can't wait to look into these more! #AdvocacyInAging24

[Nature Aging @NatureAging]

Online now! A new study uses proteomics data from over 50 000 adults without dementia in the UK biobank to predict the future risk of dementia, and highlights the importance of GFAP (https://t.co/5h76IhDHRc)
https://t.co/hakQkmOs7y

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@agingadvocate17 How are you implementing advocacy to let them know how harmful their biases can be?

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@TheDementiaGuru Happy Birthday!!🥳🥳 (can we sing happy birthday to you during class😂)

[May Nguyen @cmayy99]

@_aging_tg I agree with that. Especially when there's more to it than "getting old" such as hunching over so much or overworking your body. Same thing with grey hair, it's not because you're "aging" but because you're stressed. My cousin had grey hair since he was 8 years old.