RandomBoomer t1_j29azwn wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Reply to comment by calientenv in Owning a pet is linked to having better cognitive health in advanced age, study finds by nikan69

I have no idea how other people avoid having pets, because all our cats are rescues who showed up uninvited.

RandomBoomer t1_j28u6br wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Reply to comment by SpongeJake in Owning a pet is linked to having better cognitive health in advanced age, study finds by nikan69

I'm in my late 60s now, so this study is intriguing.

Back in 2020, when my whole world shut down to just our house, we ended up with two rescue kittens (one just showed up on our porch, the other was starving in the alley behind our house). They were such a bright light during that time, which was stressful even for me, a confirmed misanthrope.

Those two kittens brought the total count to 6 cats (plus a dog), which is a stressor of another kind, but the constant interaction with other sentients beings is exercise in staying cogent and physically active.

RandomBoomer t1_iw6rrpk wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:37 AM

Reply to comment by Daetra in 10% of patients infected early in the pandemic still had symptoms 1 year later. Common long COVID symptoms were shortness of breath (26.5%), joint pain (26.9%), loss of smell or taste (27.0%), impaired attention or concentration (22.3%), memory loss (40.0%), and sleep disorders (36.6%) by Wagamaga

One of my co-workers is in your situation. Last time I spoke to him, he was resigned to having lost his sense of smell. After two years, no sign of healing.