dracuella
dracuella t1_jdqc8f5 wrote
Reply to comment by Fantastic_Beans in Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
It's not that they can't; they're just so used to the wife taking care of all the bits and bobs at home that they delegate this to her, too. My granddad didn't even know how to operate the washing machine or the stove.
dracuella t1_jdqc3op wrote
Reply to comment by krum in Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
I was about to make the same comment (source: Danish woman).
I was sure my dad could cook until he and my mum (finally) split up and went their separate ways. She remarried, he remained single. Most of his diet would consist of Danish ryebread with spread, which isn't necessarily bad but it definitely doesn't cover minerals, vitamins and such. He does cook on and off but let's face it, mostly he can't be arsed.
I'm thinking most of his generation (70+) are the same.
dracuella t1_jdqct09 wrote
Reply to comment by MNAK_ in Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
A UK friend of mine told me they had to move his granddad into a home because he lived on cold, baked beans on toast and was basically malnourished. That's not a pleasant conversation to have with a beloved relative.