Old age, here I come! The "Yotahero Period" is coming for you too. Keiko Higuchi Price: ¥1350 Fujin no Tomo Sha ISBN-13: 978-4829209141 20220815 Description Content Introduction The author, 87 years old, calls the approximately 10 years between healthy life expectancy and average life expectancy the "Yotahero Period." She humorously talks about her own life and the changes in her mind and body after the starting gun of "Old age, here I come!" has been fired. She also makes suggestions for living independently even in old age. This is a heartfelt essay by the author that will make you laugh and make you think about how to live the second half of your life. ■Contents Introduction - I'm right in the middle of the Yotahero Period ・25 things I'm glad I did for a comfortable life in the second half of my life Chapter 1: An 84-year-old's Great Adventure in Rebuilding and Moving ・The deciding factor for rebuilding was the lack of earthquake resistance ・The pathos of things that are thrown away ・Troublesome housing costs ・From lack of money to anemia Column: BB - The number of poor old women is increasing Chapter 2: The Diet of a Single Elderly Person ・Middle-class malnutrition ・"Rice friend" increase strategy ・Shopping is freedom, independence, and pleasure in life Column: Is 80 the retirement age for cooking? Chapter 3: Walking in Old Age ・I want benches on the street corners ・Toilets and where to go ・Meeting again with the Comfort Pad Column: My indoor walking Chapter 4: Riding on the "100-Year Life Boat" ・The curtain falls on the double the length of the husband-and-wife play ・Men can no longer escape from caregiving ・Caregiving resignation zero strategy - Don't quit, you! ・I want to be good at being cared for Column: Can you say "Help me"? Chapter 5: How to Live in the Great Caregiving Era? ・Stop time, because I'm too slow in my old age ・Dementia: It's not scary if we all support each other ・Shining a light on dementia ・Birthdays in old age Column: Common traits of people who live happily Chapter 6: Independence and Mutual Support in Old Age ・Living through old age beyond disasters 1 ・Living through old age beyond disasters 2 ・Not pet loss, but... ・Being called "this old lady" Author Born in Tokyo in 1932. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo, she worked for Jiji Press, Gakken, and Canon Inc., and then began her critical activities. Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Kasei University. Chairperson of the NPO "Women's Association for Improving the Aging Society." She often publishes articles on life hacks in the special feature articles of the bimonthly magazine "Ashita no Tomo." Japanese Literature / Essays and Criticism