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09-06-2021 01:56 PM
Secret? I think it has a lot to do with their trips from youth on up to their 90's. What they did with, and to their minds and their bodies. Of course genetics can be a good part of if, but for sure not the only reason.
Will have to wait close to 8 years to know for sure. 1 thing I know it is not. That would be my genetics. Nobody on either side of my family made it past their early 70's, and many of their last years, I wouldn't care to live.
Will stick with my current plans and see where I end up.
hckynut
09-06-2021 02:54 PM
I agree! I'm ahead of you and I take 1 prescribed med and no pain or pain meds!
Maybe genetics? I am not overweight and not a sweets eater. Probably helps!
Good Luck, John and hope Cindy hangs in there with you! Enjoy you here on the boards. Would like to have known you in person!
09-07-2021 08:21 AM
@Shelbelle wrote:To quote Bette Davis
Getting old aint for sissies !!!
My Dad used to say that too. After about 10 operations, he said..."They say these are your "golden" years but I say, "It's fools gold"!!
No matter what, he did keep his sense of humor, and I admired that.
09-07-2021 11:52 AM
I'm 85 and still going strong. I started exercising 62 years ago and still do, and the Dr. feels this is what has helped me to age gracefully and strong.
The problem I have is I have gotten shorter. From 5'6" to 5'4", so I have problems reaching up to change light bulbs and top shelves.
I don't have health problems, so I'm OK. I still do all my own work around the house and yard. I do my treadmill, bike, weights, zumba, yoga stretch. I feel lucky. Old age beats the alternative. My mind is still active, because I use the computer and learn new things. I do not have time to sit and watch TV, except at night when i relax, but nothing worth watching there, except some good things on PBS.
So far, so good. Why worry about tomorrow, it made not come. Stay positive if you can. Sometime its hard, but do the best you can.
09-07-2021 12:06 PM
If I could give you 10 hearts, I would! You are blessed!
Right there with you! I've slowed down a bit but still doing everything I want to do! Love my computer and tablets and use them daily (not just email and FB).
Stay safe and healthy!
09-07-2021 12:15 PM
Not at all. I never thought I'd rapidly start to look older after sixty, and continue to to look much older after 65. I also never thought I'd feel so much older or see so many friends in their sixties, that had good health in their late fifties, with serious health issues.
09-07-2021 02:17 PM - edited 09-13-2021 08:01 AM
09-09-2021 08:13 AM
06-09-2022 08:57 PM
@ECBG wrote:I rarely if ever thought of getting old. I was maturing and watching our sons grow into healthy young men, enjoying our family and my career.
Now, I have more to love!
@ECBG I was a late in life kid, raised around old people. My cousins were the age of most people's parents. I had three cousins I didn't see much about my age, but mostly I was raised as an adult with adults. Old is all I've ever known! LOL!!!!
06-10-2022 02:20 AM - edited 06-10-2022 02:20 AM
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