By Vicky Uhland
“My mantra since [age] 12 has been that I have two years left.” Male, age 67
“In the third grade, the teacher decided to tell the whole class why I was absent for a week. I went back to school and I had absolutely no friends. Nobody had even come close to me. So, there I go, I’m going to go in my turtle shell a little more.” Male, age 62
“I don’t think anybody in their late 30s and 40s can go through all of the losses that we in our community went through and not come out with being affected. And whether it’s, you know, depression at the time, or post-traumatic stress, I just don’t think you could come out of that unscathed—because most people don’t deal with that until, you know, they’re elderly.” Male, age 62
These quotes come from interviews for a pioneering study of people over age 50 with bleeding disorders. During the Saturday morning session, Healthy Horizons: Adult Mental Health and Aging, the researchers presented their findings, and audience members shared their own experiences regarding bleeding disorders, mental health and aging.
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