She's 46 years older than me!
Wow, that puts it in perspective...that's a whole lifetime older than me!
If I were going to live that long, I think I"d need to get another job!
She's 46 years older than me!
Wow, that puts it in perspective...that's a whole lifetime older than me!
If I were going to live that long, I think I"d need to get another job!
You can just charge folks for taking pictures with you as the oldest living person.
Thanks for reinforcing my POV, even if unintentionally.Getting old does have some advantages. 92 yo MIL has to occasionally get shots in one eye to treat macular degeneration. After an hour or so, she doesn't remember it.
Many (almost all) in my family have make it into their 90's. One was over 100... Like most folks, I don't want to go, however it scares the dickens out of me to think I'd live like they did once they got to/past their mid 80's. That's not for me. I'm just going to try to make the best of the next ~decade.
This is one of the most powerful posts I have ever read. So glad you are better. I almost get the feeling you were glad to have that experience. It was surely lifechanging.
A regular mindfulness or meditation practice helps me really embrace the present moment, which is really all we've got.
It's scary to think how quickly my remaining time will pass.
He is 66 or 67 years old now and not a picture of health. I look at people like that and feel sorry for them but again they are doing what they want to do. He will have a great pension and 401K and is very frugal person.
Longevity is vastly overrated.
Everyone on my Mom's side, except one of her sisters, lived to a great age, the last 10+ years of it in ever-worsening dementia. I consider that far worse than death. I feel as if the one Aunt, who died suddenly of an aneurysm at age 70, was the lucky one.
Realistically, I don't worry too much about the time I have left, but my recent heart situation did scare me. It turned out to be a relatively minor thing, but I couldn't help but think "what if this is it" and life stopped now. If nothing else, it made me appreciate the time I have left, to the point of probably being overly theatrical about making the most of my available time. I'm hugging my wife constantly and letting her know how much she means to me. I'm sure it's getting annoying by now, but I'm just thankful to be alive and have everything I have. She just wants to get her work done.
Let's hope he lives long enough to enjoy the fruits of his labors.