Are there many, some, a few of us over 50??

[Maureen Valley]

64, here....but who's counting?

Maureen
Florida

[Bad JuJu]

I'm on my second parent with Alzheimer's disease, and it's not only dreadfully disheartening to watch them go through it and bloody hard work to be a caregiver, but also a frightening prospect for my brother and me to think about in terms of our own aging.

It's true that there are nasty things out there that can grab us as we age, despite our best efforts. But it's also up to us to do what we can to avoid as many of them as possible--to control what we CAN control. And while aging brings on more concerns of this kind, I also find it liberating in many ways. I'm less concerned about what others think of me, less interested in trends, more forgiving with family and friends, and more connected with my own needs and desires. Life's too short to waste time being joyless!

[mimitabby]

I'm on my second parent with Alzheimer's disease, and it's not only dreadfully disheartening to watch them go through it and bloody hard work to be a caregiver, but also a frightening prospect for my brother and me to think about in terms of our own aging.

It's true that there are nasty things out there that can grab us as we age, despite our best efforts. But it's also up to us to do what we can to avoid as many of them as possible--to control what we CAN control. And while aging brings on more concerns of this kind, I also find it liberating in many ways. I'm less concerned about what others think of me, less interested in trends, more forgiving with family and friends, and more connected with my own needs and desires. Life's too short to waste time being joyless!

My father's alzheimers went on forever because he was such a healthy man. He walked for HOURS every day for almost 20 years before he slowed down.
all he needed was a new brain and he could have lived to be 100.
Alzh got him at age 82.

[Bad JuJu]

64, here....but who's counting?

Maureen
Florida

I was wondering when you would weigh in, Maureen!