Support and Tools for Winter

Winter Healthily, this could include support from professionals or communities like ours or peers? Well, I think like a lot of people do feel a little isolated and going on to a site like that's a positive site, like if you're talking about health share, you can go on and you can, you know, there's like maybe three times, there's like three different subjects. Sometimes there's two, there's four, it's different. And some things don't apply to you. So, but you can go down and find something that does apply to you and read that. I think sometimes the emotional aspect of life, It's more like in the medical world, it's hard to turn on a video and watch about your foot if you have like bad skin or an ulcer or you've got your toenails, you know what I mean? Like in the world of our diabetes, cause I think that's really what we're focused on mostly. I mean, I think, but at the same time, let me go back, um going on that video might make you sad you know oh my god this is what i have to do you know i need to go to the foot doctor twice a year you know i need to like it's like another burden you might feel but at the same time if you look at it helping you and if there was something there that's motivating you to say try this you know nothing not so much of this can happen to you or this happens to you. There was one article about, I think it was carbohydrates that was on health share. And after I did it, for a moment, I thought, Hmm, was that really informative? So that might deter me from going back on there. But then I told myself, No, go back, because maybe for somebody else that hit them. You know, so I think reaching out in the categories where you were what you need to help you get through whatever you're challenging, whether it's emotional, that you feel hibernated, or your health, you know, that there's there is outlets, and you just have to find them and use the tools to help you get through this period of time, because it's going to go away, it's going to change, right? The seasons are going to go away, you're going to, you know, plan a trip or think about, you know, look up a park, you know, and and think about, you know, when the seasons change, I'm gonna go to Longwood Gardens, you know? I think that's, I think it helps to, when you're in a place that's so isolated or you really can't figure it out, think out to where you wanna be. It's like when you build your first house, you drive by it all the time until it's finished. And that's like you, we're building ourselves to be more confident, emotionally more stable and not stressed out. we have to get into a good foundation. Yeah. Really nice. Okay, I think we're on seven now. Do you set yourself any personal goals for your health during winter? And if so, what are they and how do you go about reaching them? The goal would be to get the calendar. Now what I do is I write on the calendar. I'm going swimming. I'm going to cardio drumming. I'm going to sweat bingo. I go to bingo, that's an exercise class. We play four games of bingo and then we exercise. It's wonderful. I do that once a month. I love it. I love, it's fun. And you know, it's women and men, everybody's laughing. I go to lectures. There's a nutritionist that comes to the center like every, I think three or four months. So I make sure that's on my calendar. So I really, just like you brush your teeth every morning, when it's a struggling time, I get the calendar. And it helps. And now I use my phone more. I wasn't really like, you know, I mean, I know all the tech stuff, but my phone is just to make a phone call. But now I'm texting, you know, and I'm using the calendar, you know, one in my house and one on my phone have to match. So, and I do that like today or tomorrow, I'll make sure May is matched. And that helps me stay on track and not miss anything. Because even though you think you remember everything, you don't remember. And then you get up and you start doing something, say, oh, I was supposed to be swimming at 10, 15. You know? So I think the calendar really helps in those times. Yeah. Right. So we've done the goals one, we're on eight now. If you could give someone advice about staying healthy in winter, what would you tell them? Perhaps you could draw from your own experience. To move, the first thing I would say is to move, you know, find something that makes you move, you know, even if it's walking the hallways in your house or picking up the phone and calling somebody and just walking around your house while you're talking, you know, move would be first. And then I would think planning, like make sure you have food in your house so that if you do have bad snacks in your pantry, you don't grab the things that you know you have every once in a while in moderation for whatever your health reasons are. So it's a little bit of planning also. But I think moving is the most important in the winter because that's when we all slack off, we gain weight. know, last winter, I told myself, I don't care if I don't lose one pound, but I'm not going to gain any weight. I am determined to stay on my track. And I did it and I'm not and it wasn't always easy. But you know, because you're challenged by weather not to get out. So you have to really push yourself. So I would say move would be the number one priority for winter. Okay, I think we're almost done. What could a healthcare provided do differently to better support people during winter? Think about preparation, communication or types of care? I think again, if you have a doctor's appointment and it's getting close to the winter and you know that you have someone that lives alone, it's a lot of responsibility for a doctor to have all this but a lot of times people see nobody but their doctor And maybe there's just a little something on a paper, maybe something like, here are some ideas how to deal with loneliness, some positive things. Maybe it's, here's a number of a restaurant that'll deliver. I know you like these types of foods. I think just some kind of support so that they feel that they're not alone. When you feel alone in the winter, especially the winter, you know, holiday times is in the winter. People get very sad and you don't want that. You know, you've got like a lot of times, you know, I'm not with my kids on Thanksgiving sometimes, but sometimes I'm with my family. Sometimes it just happens that way. So I cook on Thanksgiving one or two things for the smell of it and I give it away. And I go to a friend's house. Now I go to a friend's, you know, but I used to just stay home. And I think, why am I staying home? You know, my kids are in their 30s. It's OK. You know, this is OK. So. Yeah, it's changing the way you think. But you need the tools. A lot of times you need the tools and, you know, the elderly, especially because they really depend on their doctors, I think. And it's hard for them sometimes, you know. And in our age group, we have outlets, but some people, you know, they might go to alcohol during the holiday season, and that's not good for them. So you really gotta alter your way of life when you are struggling, if you live alone. If you live with other people, then you can all do something as a group. You know, you can play cards, you know? So yeah, I would say that if the doctors could, could, you know, or health management or Blue Cross and Blue Shield or how Medicare sends out things, you know, it's like a security check too. I just think sometimes it's gibberish and things we don't really need to read. If you just get down there and like the same thing you say is this is not, you know, like this is, so you're not liable, I can't think of the word, You know, like the things that, you know, you share, right? You're not liable if somebody says, oh, you know, I read that and this is what happened to me. You know, no, that's, you don't want that, you know? You want people to get something out of what you're saying. And a lot of times when you brainstorm with a lot of people, like we're doing now, which I really am enjoying, you can help others. You really can. You can open up windows that they don't even see. there's a crack everywhere, you know? But people sometimes feel that they're up against the wall, especially with their health. They're so challenged and they can't see that it's okay. You know?