Sightly delicate area.
I was at a U3A type class today (History) at a centre where we are all over 60 or in some cases a good bit older and a very elderly lady struggled in using a walker. I am full of admiration for some of our older and in many cases disabled students who struggle to attend but never give up.
Unfortunately she also brought with her an unmistakable aura of fusty, old clothes, combined with a top note of mothballs.
Not a question of personal odour like you sometimes encounter in care homes but quite pungent nevertheless. You know how you can get a whiff of it in some charity shops.
It set me thinking- do some people lose their sense of smell, or have they just become used to it- perhaps without anybody to gently nudge them?
Dry cleaning can be expensive but clothes need airing at the very least.
Perhaps her home is also stuffy, to conserve heat and save on energy costs, or she is wearing clothes which are long past their best before?
It made me realise that at 78 perhaps I need to be alert in this area too.
Anyway at the coffee break I took myself outside for 10 minutes for a brief walk and a breath of fresh air.
Getting old can be a minefield can't it?
