About Old Age
Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms include old people, the elderly, seniors, senior citizens, older adults, and the elders.
My pre-death grief over husband's dementia
... " Pre-death grief is really about the loss of the person before their actual death, " said Dr Adam Daly, chair of HIS guideline development group and a consultant in Old Age psychiatry...
Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31
... Bobi s grand Old Age was validated by the Portuguese government s pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians...
Michael Caine confirms retirement from acting after The Great Escaper
... But Sir Michael said the likelihood of fewer parts being offered to him in Old Age has ultimately prompted his decision to retire...
Businessman Mohamed Al Fayed dies aged 94
... In a statement released tonight, his family said: " Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of Old Age on Wednesday August 30, 2023...
School concrete crisis: Your questions answered
... Many buildings from the 60s and 70s built from many materials are now having problems due to inadequate maintenance, and Old Age...
Rescue dogs: Oldest Dogs Trust rescue marks anniversary
... Ms Mogford said: " When we re looking for homes for dogs like that, it s [about considering] where the dog s going to be sleeping, do they need to go up and down stairs a lot? If they do have medical conditions, can they afford that? " There s a variety of things that come with Old Age...
Heatwave: How hot is too hot for the human body?
... " You re going to leave the lab today with a smile on your face - all of these statistics coming are telling me that you have risen to the challenge and you ve done a jolly good job, " says Prof BaileyBut Old Age, heart disease, lung disease, dementia and some medications mean the body is already working harder to keep going, and is less able to respond to the heat...
Fiona Phillips: How common is early Alzheimer's?
... Do many younger people get Alzheimer s? Alzheimer s is mostly a disease of Old Age - one in six people over the age of 80 develop it...
African photography: Colonial food, cock fights and crowded buses
Bamako meeting, one of Africa's most prestigious photography festivals, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Instead of in Mali's capital, Bamako, which brought together every two years at the end of the event, The Work of 85 photographers from The Continent and in the diaspora.
Ijeoma Ndukwe was a look at some of the pictures that were shown.
Adji Dieye: Maggic Cube (2017)"It is, of course, that the person that you dictated with the food, you you. You look at your plate when you eat imported rice, maize or millet. This is what is imperialism. "
It is these words from a speech of the former Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara Adji Dieye inspired a spotlight on the Maggi bouillon cubes.
The spice mixture comes from Switzerland, but also in many West-African cuisine.
refer to traditional portrait photography, Dieye subjects are dressed in the branding of the bouillon cube blurring the distinction between goods and the consumer.
Oumou Diarr: Pearl and Gold (2019)The elegantly dressed Mali Songhai-woman is a newlywed in her marital duties by serving tea for her husband and guests, Malian photographer Oumou says Diarra.
Through her work, Diarra of Married Women in the Malian Society , describes the expectations.
Antoine Ngolké Doo: The Red hour (2017)self-taught Cameroonian photographer Antoine Ngolké Doo grew up in the Mini-Ferme-quarter in Yaoundé, where he participated in the red-light district Every Day .
In his pictures, which were documented to be present wanted an intimate insight into The Work of The Women he met in life, and spent six months of his subjects in the night.
Doo says he wanted to Show "another reality" of The Women who sell their bodies to Survive .
Fatoumata Diabate: a passion for public service (2019)"This picture expresses a form of freedom for women," says the photographer Fatoumata Diabate.
The Image is a part of a series you need to explore inform The Role of television, the help become addictive for many.
It is part of a larger series, where a lot of Diabate's themes of working women, the television as a form of relaxation. ends
Fatoumata Diabate: Everyone wants to give to His Sunday (2019)In this picture of a happy newlywed couple in front of a minivan Diabate "the joy before the beginning of an Adventure ".
Omoregie Osakpolor: Nation Forget (2019)This is a picture of Omoregie Osakpolor ongoing multimedia documentary project that tells the story of the neglect of the Nigerian senior citizens.
It looks at the negative impact of corruption, through the representation, such as the embezzlement of state resources in the left-hand retired shortly.
The images were taken during the evening and low light, to symbolize the old and the pensioners in The Twilight of your life.
Osakpolor seeks to use photography to promote, as a vehicle of social change.
Andrew Tshabangu: The Long road (2018)South African photographer Andrew Tshabangu captures the moment before a cockfight begins in the neighborhood of Saint-Denis, on la Réunion, which is a part of France.
Although a law has maintained the ban on cock fight in most of France, to Reunion island, with the sport where it is as part of The Local cultural heritage.
During his residency on The Island , Soweto Tshabangu was born, have produced a series of photographs, exploring other parts of the city.
Fethi Sahraoui (collectively 220): the presidential Palace, one protester Five Empty tear gas cartridges on his fingers (2019)A protester in the Algerian capital-sticks, five empty tear gas cartridges on his fingers, in reference to the fifth semester of the country, the former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was looking for, before he was forced to resign.
Fethi Sahraoui is a member of the collective, 220, a group of photographers, exploring contemporary Algerian Society and the relationships between individuals and their environment.
Alexia Webster Street Studios (2014)the portrait of the 19-year-old Bariki Bahati was in A Camp for internally displaced people outside of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alexia Webster sets outdoor photo studios on street corners and in other public spaces, where she invites people for a picture.
In your images, Webster sees in the concepts of belonging in the built environment she has created.
Mauro Vombe: passengers (2017)Mauro Vombe casts his eye on the inhumane conditions of the informal Public Transport in Mozambique-the capital Maputo.
The helplessness of The Passengers is expressed close by their uncomfortable, and the body of loose figures and passive faces.
Vombe's work examines the way the poor are often harmless and is taken to their humanity.
words of Ijeoma Ndukwe. All images are subject to Copyright .
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