Ageing friends

It is very hard to see our friends die or deteriorate. Two friends have died recently and one has gone into a home with dementia.
It reminds us that time is passing and we have to enjoy every day.

I feel your pain, Maw. And I do hope I am not the same. Though I wonder if anyone would say!

I have a lovely friend who has to keep double/triple checking our arrangements. And, she sees non-existent complications - unless they do exist and I've not spotted them.

Maw I am in the same situation with two of my close friends and I find it quite difficult too, as I’m not known for my patience!
My mother’s favourite saying to me …. “Patience is a virtue Lona”

Oh I so agree. I have lost all my very best friends, bar two who are much younger- in last few years. I find it hard too. And others are suffering terminal illness, or as you say, becoming confused and forgetful.

And yes, it saddens and worries me too.

We do a lot of volunteer work with the local 'elderly'- some younger than us. And we have seen such a change in them, and lost so many, that it makes us very aware of our own ageing process.