| Eighty is Different |
Years ago, I read a blog by Judy Krugel describing what it's like for a woman moving through her 70s (now, her 80s). Her blog was my model when I decided to start mine. The address for her blog is: 70-something.com. I still enjoy it every week.
She recently wrote a blog about how being 80 is different. See below. Being 80 myself and soon to be 81, I can't disagree with anything she writes.
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:51 AM PST
What is it about being eighty? Now that I have been eighty for almost a year, I feel qualified to comment on a few of the changes this decade brings.
1. Like every previous decade, I’ll be ten years older when it’s over. But when this one ends, I will be “old-old”. That’s a bit daunting. 2. Among our married friends, one of almost every couple has a serious health problem. Life seems more fragile these days. 3. My body suddenly bruises at the slightest bump. I’m discovering new black and blue marks almost every day. And I never seem to know what caused them Peter reminds me that our bodies come with a life-time guarantee. Unfortunately, the parts don’t. |
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