Outlook in our eighties?

crazyH

Thanks all.
Norah - you walk several miles daily ? Wow wow wow !!!

Norah is not the only one, I think she and I are the same age. I still walk miles and on Saturday was helping DD collect and then move into her garden 17 random paving slabs, all large and heavy. After this visit to GN I will be going upstairs to continue the decorating I am doing.

crazyH

Thanks all.
Norah - you walk several miles daily ? Wow wow wow !!!

Terriers

Ashcombe

*Cabbie21*: If I undertake a journey by rail on my own, I book Passenger Assistance which works really well. Help is provided to assist with boarding or changing trains with lovely staff to meet you and carry luggage.

Passengers can do the same in airports; a member of staff brings a wheelchair (whether or not you need one) and whizzes you and your travel companion past all the queues.

To be fair, I would feel a fraud as I am perfectly capable of walking. But someone to handle all the hassle would be good.

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

ROMILO

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

I live with someone like that.

There has been no gloating on this thread. Just people describing the 'as is'. It does not follow because I have been fortunate in my genetic inheritance and life that I do not think of those who have been less fortunate.

Two of my dearest friends, both younger than me, have died after periods of ill health, other friends, also younger than me, are also in much poorer health. DH has severe heart problems.

Those of us with continuing good health do not live in a bubble, isolated from the rest of the world. We know we are fortunate, but it is a GN trope, that nobody should ever mention anything good in their lives without having it dissed by others.

ROMILO

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

The mind is willing but the flesh is weak.
It's painful to walk now but I try to do other activities.

It helps to wake each day and say "Well, I'm still here!" 🙂

I'm 82 and amazed that I'm still alive.Up to the age of 80 I was fighting fit with no complications from 72 years of Diabetes type 1.Suddenly I was diagnosed withCKD and then severe heart disease with pacemaker.
I'm still relatively active ,living alone and hoping for a few more years yet.Ive been diagnosed as Coeliac which is a bit of a ...
as most of the gluten free food seems to be loaded with sugar..

MOnica
I wasn't accusing anyone of gloating nor was I specifically referring to your post just feeling a bit sad that I wasn't in the fit and able group anymore. Maybe a bit of self pity on my part.

Ive been diagnosed as Coeliac which is a bit of a ...
as most of the gluten free food seems to be loaded with sugar..

There is a lot more choice now than years ago. Of course, it's essential to read the label but I'm not sure that GF foods are more sugar-loaded than other processed foods.
Are you able to cook from scratch?

ROMILO

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

I know I'm blessed by good physical health.

I have new knees and that is also a blessing.

My brain is becoming less fit, I do forget things.

We all age differently.

ROMILO

MOnica
I wasn't accusing anyone of gloating nor was I specifically referring to your post just feeling a bit sad that I wasn't in the fit and able group anymore. Maybe a bit of self pity on my part.

I think all of us have times when we feel sorry for ourselves, some with more reason than others,

Today I have not so much energy. Mind you I have had two busy non-stop days so I guess my body is saying “rest” - so much to my annoyance I have not been able to do what I planned in the new garden I am constructing.

Still enjoyed my reading sat in the garden and the sun🌞.

Im 81 and have mobility issues so I dont go out too often as I dont drive. I have arthritis in both knees, hips and back. However it doesnt stop me working. I do private tutoring and run an antiques business from home.

My well-being depends very much on how much sleep I have had. That varies enormously.

ROMILO

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

Does anyone else think that many people are very quick to take offense at anything and everything these days

Yes, and especially on this forum.

People in their 80’s vary just as much as any other age groups don’t they?

Oreo

People in their 80’s vary just as much as any other age groups don’t they?

Yes.
I'm only 11 when I wake up in the morning then realise how ancient I am when I get out of bed. 😁

Others of my age apparently bound out of bed and run a marathon before breakfast.

Can you really carry 70kilo paving slabs, Monica? That’s how much the ones we have laid weighed - I didn’t dare collect them in my car because of the weight!

When I started this thread I was wondering to what extent I should consider my age when making plans.

On one level, I live each day as if I am immortal.
On another level, I think long and hard about anything that involves my safety, especially travel.
Sometimes I think I am being realistic and sensible, sometimes I am over cautious. I rarely throw caution to the winds, but that’s the way I have always been, nothing to do with age.

ROMILO

Congratulations and well done to all those over 80's whose brains and bodies are still 40ish. Now and again please spare a thought for those of us who despite a healthy lifestyle have brains still 40ish but bodies no longer fit for purpose.

I can assure you I do. That’s why I was a befriender through Age UK for some years.

SueDonim

Can you really carry 70kilo paving slabs, Monica? That’s how much the ones we have laid weighed - I didn’t dare collect them in my car because of the weight!

No, the really heavy ones I left to DD. She had bought 17 random, and I really mean random, different thicknesses, sizes shapes on ebay. We got roped in because she could not get them all in her car, but we have a big old estate car. so we shared them between two cars and drove home, probably less than 2 miles, very gently. The uickest way into her back garden was through the house as, although she has back access, we couldn't get the car near it.

Actually the one thing that knackers me is lifting really heavy items, which, of course these were. I can potter around all day decorating, or in the garden, so Saturday night I couldn't sleep my hips were aching so much and I felt uite delicate for a couple of days afterwards and skipped my Tai Chi this week.

But I think one needs to push oneself as much as one can as we get older. Either use it or lose it, which we cannot stop happening, sooner or later, but where possible it can be delayed a bit.

M0nica But I think one needs to push oneself as much as one can as we get older. Either use it or lose it, which we cannot stop happening, sooner or later, but where possible it can be delayed a bit.

Agreed.

I've always pushed myself. Rewards are worth the efforts.

I still ski, because I enjoy skiing. I won't quit whilst I can still work out the pass conundrum, carry my skis, and ski with our GC.

And we have Terriers, a push if there ever was one.

Either use it or lose it

I was using it but have lost it again this week.

Sometimes using it can result in disaster too.