@sissel Yes, if you were addressing me, (Annabelle) I do have an iphone (6) and am about to get an IPHONE 7. I'd get an 8 (and might yet) but my son-in-law says the 8's are very fragile (both front and back made of 'glass').
With my arthritis I tend to drop things so I'm STILL trying to decide what I want.
I love gadgets. It's not like I know much about how they work but they've made it so easy to use everything these days, even I can figure them out! Ha!
I won't bore you with all of the gadgets I have but let's just say, I do love them....I turn 71 soon. It's not like I'm a Spring Chicken and things don't always come easy for me.
I have a friend who still owns a flip phone. Now it's not the smaller newer flip phone, it's the big very fat one. It doesn't take texts, etc. So frustrating when trying to get in touch with her.
In my family (my 3 daughters and extended family) if I didn't text I'd be totally in the dark as far as what's going on with everyone.
Two times this week alone, it was around 1:00AM (I stay up late watching TV and my family knows it) and the Iphone notified me someone was trying to do facetime. So I clicked on it and I was sitting in a concert watching and listening to one of my favorite singers. Both times it was my 37 year old daughter. She includes me this way. It was fun. I've been able to sit and watch a few minutes of baseball games, football games (usually Denver Broncos, etc).
I can't imagine my life if I couldn't connect with my family this way!
Gadgets are so easy to use. They connect with each other with little or no knowledge on the user's part. I just spent yesterday shoe shopping and book shopping with my just turned 14 year old granddaughter. She actually likes being with me...(I know, surprises me too). But she keeps me updated on what's going on in the tech world.
Life is what you/me/everyone makes it. That's not to say everyone needs to have or know the latest of everything, I'm just saying I've never ruled out anything.
My late Mother used to say, "If you want to feel old, hang out with old people....If you want to feel young, hang out with young people".
Truer words were never spoken in my mind.
Incidentally, I suffer with severe back pain. I have arthritis all over my body. It's especially bad in my hands, elbows, etc. But I don't let it define me....I just push through it.
There are things (gadgets) you can put on the back of smaller objects that make it easier to hold on to things. You might look into some of them as they do work really well.
Have a good day and take care sweet girl.
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