My grandmother is 94 and sharper than most people half her age but everyone talks to her like she is already gone and I can see her disappearing a little each time it happens.
More people experience this than they realize.
Social expectations of diminishment become self-fulfilling prophecies that erode vitality through assumed irrelevance.
“Where Are You with Aging and time acceleration?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.