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Post by Sasquatch on Dec 21, 2023 6:29:15 GMT -5
I never worried about many of the traditional fears of being "full of years" like Baldness or failing eyesight ( and a good thing, too  ) However, the idea of diminishing faculties does give me pause. While I haven't reached the Joe Biden stage just yet, there can be no doubt that the old elevator doesn't reach the top floor as fast as it used to. By way of example, one thing I did on the slow days back when I still manned the gatehouse at Clifty was take the time to learn the ancient language of Anglo-Saxon. Not as hard as it may sound, as it is written left to right just like English and some of letters more or less directly translate. In a week or two of scribbling I could read and write it fairly well. Then I put it aside for a bit before once again pulling out the notebook. To my distress I found that I had forgotten a few of the letters. I know, you have to practice and all that, but what struck me is that a few years ago this would not have happened. Once I memorized something like that it was a done deal. ( at least for a few weeks, lol) I have also noticed that I can't remember where I put things anymore. A fairly common thing, I suppose, but still unsettling. I am curious, for those of you in the middle years and beyond-- what scares you the most, if anything? |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 21, 2023 6:41:34 GMT -5
Names slip on me a lot quicker now, I used to run a uniform route and I could name everybody on that route by face or locker number. Now I coach kids for 2 or 3 years and it seems I never can nail their name down. The other thing that scares me is losing my physical ability to walk long distances my favorite hunting spot is quite a ways from the truck. I will be deeply saddened when the day comes that I can't make it to that spot but it will eventually come.
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Post by michaelc on Dec 21, 2023 7:27:55 GMT -5
I'm not old persay, 43, but I do seem to suffer from CRS ( Can't Remember Sh*t). I put something down and 5 minutes later I'm looking for it lol. Names and numbers used to be my thing. Someone could give me a phone number and even a month later I would still remember that info, not so much anymore. My daughter came over the other day with my granddaughters and for what ever reason, I botched up their names, good thing their still to young to realize papaw messed up lol.
I use to be a dare devil way back when. I use to top and cut down trees as a side gig and didn't believe in a bucket truck. Strap on the tree spikes, slip the climbing strap around the tree, hang my safety rope and turn me loose.
Anymore, I find myself second guessing every little move I make because I've found that the older I get, the more pain hurts and the longer it takes to heal up.
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 21, 2023 7:30:21 GMT -5
Loss of memory is one thing. Becoming a burden to my wife as my body starts to fail is another.
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Post by budd on Dec 21, 2023 7:54:14 GMT -5
Im with genesis. According to my wife I lost my mind a long time ago, I fear others having to watch me go and become a burden on them, I fear I wont be able to see my granddaughter grow up, I fear my siblings going before me, I fear my wife or son pass before I do. Funny how priorities change when you start getting older.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Dec 21, 2023 8:37:30 GMT -5
When covid hit, I promised my wife we wouldn’t stay home anymore. It was terrible. We live by this saying now. I take her somewhere once a month. I am Retiring in January, finding a pt job to help with bills till she is ready to retire.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 21, 2023 9:19:19 GMT -5
I'm getting ready to go to town and get an injection in my right eye for AGE Related Macular Degeneration. Keeps me from losing sight in that eye. When I get back home I'll post on this subject.....if I don't forget.  |
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Post by saltydog on Dec 21, 2023 10:06:18 GMT -5
Im with genesis. According to my wife I lost my mind a long time ago, I fear others having to watch me go and become a burden on them, I fear I wont be able to see my granddaughter grow up, I fear my siblings going before me, I fear my wife or son pass before I do. Funny how priorities change when you start getting older. Amen ! |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Dec 21, 2023 10:39:44 GMT -5
I don't fear anything about getting old. When my kids where young, I prayed that I will be here until they are on their on. I almost didn't make that back in 7/11/03. With my 2nd chance that day has come, so I'm hopefully ready for the glory days in Heaven.
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Post by jtkelly on Dec 21, 2023 11:22:01 GMT -5
Health, eyes.
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Post by mossberg500 on Dec 21, 2023 12:03:31 GMT -5
I’ve already had a Heart Attack 5 years ago a stint was put in, then 2 months ago my DR was concerned about my breathing and had a Ccan done , they put a dye in my arteries and makes them glow I guess. Need reading glasses now . No other health issues yet . But my main concern is my family’s well being especially my youngest sister so my life insurance policies are going to her .
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 21, 2023 13:19:37 GMT -5
Got my eye injection. Doc is happy the way it's going. Extended the time between injections to two months.
A first - I have 5 black spots in my eyes now. They are low in my vision except when I look down..then they are centered. Google says it a normal reaction and they will fade in a day or two. I think this is my 4th injection and the first time with black spots.
Getting old.. I knew I would but I did not realize it would be this fast. Seems like yesterday I was graduating high school and here I am pushing 85.
I'm not afraid of dying as it is a natural process and my eternity is assured. Getting to the death part concerns me though. Being this old I have seen death of friends and family how they got there. Some went quick and some lingered fighting cancer, Alzheimers and Lou Gehrigs disease. I think I posted once that we had a "gang" that we hunted with. Eight adults and a half dozen kids. I'm the only adult left. We don't get to choose our time or method of passing unless it's suicide and that aint happening with me. I'll take whatever the good Lord sends my way.
Getting old - We are just like an old car. Our parts wear out. Some can be replaced, but not all. The last 5 years has been somewhat downhill for me. 5 years ago I was putting in 6 hours a day, 5 days a week working on Habitat Home Builds. Tough work for a 79 yar old man, but I loved it and got it done. Now, if I work 2 or 3 hours in my yard I'm pooped out. Got to rest up even the next day. Like someone else mentioned walking a 1/4 mile to my stand is now a par three for me. Three stops and catch my breath. Like most older folks my balance is not near as good. This past days of hunting I did a couple trips and falls walking in and out of my stand. A piece of log sticking up or a vine grabbing my foot and down I go. Before it was just a stumble and now it's a fall. I've got a pair of walking/hiking sticks that I am anxious to try out, They work great for a friend of mine. I don't hunt near as often and as hard as I used to. It's no big deal if I kill a deer/turkey or not anymore.
Memory- I never was much good at remembering names. I've got a large family and keeping track of all of them is a chore. The wife handles the birthdays, thankfully!
Getting old is what it is.. just try and stay as active as you can.
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Post by parrothead on Dec 21, 2023 13:21:50 GMT -5
My memory is top of my list man its bad. Also getting cancer. I did genetic testing that can detect i believe 80 types. Still waiting on results
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Post by steiny on Dec 21, 2023 15:17:50 GMT -5
Can't say aging makes me live in fear, but having been retired for almost seven years now, retirement would suck it you don't have relatively decent health and the ability to stay active doing things you enjoy. I'm not very good at sitting around.
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Post by scrub-buster on Dec 21, 2023 16:10:14 GMT -5
My biggest fear is losing loved ones. I'm not worried about anything that will happen to me along the way. It's part of aging. The thought of losing any of them worries me so much.
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Post by welder on Dec 21, 2023 16:49:07 GMT -5
Nothing.
The thought of dying young like my parents and never seeing my grandkids scares the hell out of me.
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 21, 2023 17:17:42 GMT -5
Nothing. I'm lucky to be alive at 51 several times over
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Post by esshup on Dec 21, 2023 18:50:24 GMT -5
NOT going fast.
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Post by onebentarrow on Dec 21, 2023 19:18:08 GMT -5
Loosing my eye sight/going blind.
With out that ALL my hobbies and likes would be taken away. Fishing,hunting,bees,cutting and splitting fire wood,wood working,flower beds,home improvement/repairs along with not being to watch the lake or see the woods in the fall or snow in winter Even tho I have trouble doing some of them because of knee and back pain I can still enjoy them to some extent and when I can't I Can read or watch a vedio protaining to them to help pass the time.
With out my sight I would feel useless and lost
And don't think life would be worth liveing.
Even tho I hurt I can still do those things, to some extent. I may pay for it the next couple days but that is the way it is.
Onebentarrow
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Post by jjas on Dec 21, 2023 19:23:46 GMT -5
Everything...
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