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Sheer Terror about future illnesses , hospitals, hospices etc. Delight at overcoming former problems and 'eliminating the negative, accentuating the positive' as the song goes!

Sheer fright about any future illnesses, hospitals, hospices etc. Delight at hopefully overcoming former sentence and 'eliminating the negative , accelerating the positive' as the song goes!

I am an entry level oldie and life is great, freedom from work and worry, full of fun and family. However properly aged and infirm is not for the faint hearted and I fear I am too much of a wimp for it.

I am still a young oldie, and I wonder, despite my aches and pains and deepening wrinkles, if I will ever really think of myself as old as long as I am fortunate enough to still have my own parents here. It's all relative, and they definitely help me to keep my own age in perspective!

I don't mind being in my sixties, but I do envy the young their ability to sleep deeply and peacefully, all night long, even on uncomfortable couches, on planes or on floors. And it's utterly wasted on them - what do they do? Take drugs to help them stay awake!

When menapause symptoms hit me on Christmas Day the year before last,
(my poor kids), I realised that I finally had 'got older' but after getting over the shock, in a way, I find I don't mind . I have my children and a dog that keep me fit .I have hair dye, and I can still walk in high heels on occasion. I wear what I want to wear, not necessarily 'mutton dressed as lamb' but more 'wrinkly with attitude'. There are things I haven't done . I am still planning to learn to drive and I want to climb to Machu Picchu and I don't rule out ice skating just yet either. Inside I am 16 and always will be. its just that my body is now operating in slow motion. love life and live it to the full, cos it doesnt do encores.

Being old is great because I have a bus pass and a bicycle. What more could I want?

It's not very nice getting old with all the aches and pains and saggy bits but the alternative is worse!

I love growing older as the alternative is way less appealing!

Being older is great, I may be wrinkling round the edges. I'm more selective choosing my friends and I care less of what others think of me.

I don't feel my age or act it.

Age is must time
Wisdom in rhyme

Mostly I enjoy being older as it means I no longer have a demanding job, and can instead enjoy activities I want to do. Also being older has brought me the joy of grandchildren.

really enjoyed the extract,sounds like a big lot of adventure and personal journeys in the book, im ready for one, im nearly 45 one grandchild and due to family circumstances and relationship breakdowns my social life and many contacts have fallen off the radar, i feel old before its due, im thinking off going on a single holiday with some women if anyone knows how to start, i need some adventure and new perspectives

One advantage about being older is I know more answers to quiz questions, I having lived through more and in some cases took part in history. The difficult part is when younger people look at you in amazement that you are so old that you remember the 1940's or even 50's.

Choose your own path in life not someone else's and when you make a wrong turn, stop, think and re-route.

When you make old bones, ignore the aches and pains, the moaners and groaners, the 'you're too old to do that' brigade, make the best use of modern medicine and carry on living life not observing it!

Keep up-to-date it helps keep you young.

Don't worry about looking older than you should or feeling that you're aging quickly. As a cancer patient I am happy for every day that I am aging, along with lots of other chronically ill people. Be happy!

I'll soon be 21 again (x 3)!! I wish my joints would feel the same.

Suffering from sciatic nerve problems with very limited and painful mobility, I feer this as i get older.. not the grey hair coming, gravitied body.. just pain and being unable to do as much. I am determined to overcome and make the most of my future..

As I get older I think a lot of pressures of what you must look like and what you should be wearing are lifted and I feel that I don't need to do it! It is very liberating and I feel happy to be myself, even with all my faults.

I have always felt younger than I am, but I am terrified of being old and unable to do things for myself. I hate the thought of not being able to get about, play with the grandchildren and potter around in the garden.
I believe in God so I am not afraid of dying but I am already really worried about the time leading up to my death!

After a recent knee replacement and discovery of a heart problem I am feeling a bit older and definitely more vulnerable.

My plan is to balance all the hospital appointments on calendar, with more exciting, fun and joyful things for the rest of the year.

I've found age very empowering, confidence grows and 'embarrassability' diminishes!

I forget about my age until I read an article describing a middle-aged woman and she is younger than me! That bothers me so much more than a few aches or another wrinkle.