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THIS CHAIR ROCKS

Join Ashton Applewhite on a journey to debunk age-related stereotypes and dismantle ageism. Discover the joys of aging and learn why most of us won't live in nursing homes. Explore the stages of aging and the importance of embracing old age with humor and imagination. Let's challenge the cultural fear of aging together.

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THIS CHAIR ROCKS

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  1. THIS CHAIR ROCKS Ashton Applewhite

  2. I’M NOT RAY: STAGE 1

  3. Jim Lizzio

  4. Gemze DeLappe

  5. Eddie May Holmes

  6. Zola Hellmyer

  7. Irving Fields

  8. ONLY 4% OVER 65 LIVE IN NURSING HOMES MOST OF US WON’T LIVE IN NURSING HOMES.

  9. Eva Zeisel

  10. 7 OUT OF 8 BRAINS WILL HANG IN JUST FINE.

  11. ONLY 4% OVER 65 LIVE IN NURSING HOMES MOST OF US WON’T LIVE IN NURSING HOMES.

  12. 90% OF THE REST THINK JUST FINE MOST OF US WILL THINK JUST FINE.

  13. Childhood Old Age Middle Age MOST OF US WILL BE HAPPIER.

  14. I’M NOT RAY: STAGE 2

  15. THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT OLD AGE THE BETTER IT LOOKS.

  16. The bull looks different. The bull looks different.

  17. AGEISM DISCRIMINATION & STEREOTYPING ON THE BASIS OF AGE

  18. I’m still worried about the shoes.

  19. Bill & Ruth

  20. I’M NOT RAY: STAGE 3 I’m not Ray. And I’m not Ruth.

  21. Fear of dying is human. Fear of aging is cultural.

  22. Even if memory fails, much remains.

  23. Mobility is relative.

  24. People never stop having sex.

  25. We can choose where we find beauty.

  26. Occupy age.

  27. ONLY 3% OF DEATHS OVER 65 ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. “LIVE TOO LONG” = COSTS TO MUCH.

  28. The bull looks different.

  29. The older we are, the less afraid of dying.

  30. I’VE BECOME AN OLD PERSON IN TRAINING.

  31. Becoming an old person in training takes imagination. planning.

  32. Two thirds of life is decline. It’s old vs. young. We can’t afford longevity.

  33. THIS CHAIR ROCKS Ashton Applewhite

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