Mahjong Aarp 2021

Milly stood in the doorway of her own living room, feeling frail. “I can’t. I can’t see the tiles anymore.”

She was.

The fluorescent lights of the Arlington, Virginia, AARP chapter room hummed a low, forgiving thrum. They softened the sharp edges of walkers and the glint of reading glasses. For Mildred “Milly” Kwan, 78, the weekly Mahjong game was not a pastime. It was a ritual. The click of the tiles was the metronome of her week, the four walls of the room a sanctuary from the encroaching quiet of her condo. mahjong aarp

Then the letter came.

Milly’s eyesight had been blurry for months. She’d hidden it, swapping her bi-focals for a stronger pair from the drugstore. But the eye doctor’s letter was clear: early-stage macular degeneration. The words “significant central vision loss” were a death sentence for a Mahjong player. Milly stood in the doorway of her own

: Playing Mahjong regularly has been shown to improve short-term memory , pattern recognition, and overall cognitive function. Rewards Points The fluorescent lights of the Arlington, Virginia, AARP