71 year old man here living in Dublin, Ireland. I’ll be 72 in a few months. Do I feel old? That depends on the circumstances. I was a 4 year old birthday party for my nieces son last Sunday. I felt old(ish). I go to the gym 3 times a week to an ‘active fit’ class for older people. There are people there in their 80’s as well as 60’s. Do I feel old? no. I go for a pint on a Sunday night with 4 of my friends. Old? No.
My wife and I bring our 6 year old grand daughter to school every day (we take it in turns). Old? no We have made it our business to enjoy the rest of our lives as best we can, so we take a few holidays per year. We also go to our son in Canada. He has a wife and 2 year year old twins. Travelling can be a bit weary and we have to leave loads of time for layovers and checkins so that we dont get stressed out.
We got stranded in Cancun exactly 5 years ago (beginning of March 2020). That was, without doubt, the most stressful time of our lives and I think that aged us by 10 years.
Last year, we went to Orlando with our son and his family. We went to all the parks. I realised then that I was getting old because I wasn’t able to go on all the rollercoasters and other rides. Yes, I went on them. But not again. The body can’t take it. We were also slower than him and his family and we told them to go on ahead and we’d do our own thing.
We have also found that more friends and relations are dying. Must have something to do with age!
Medically, my wife and I get ourselves checked out twice a year and we tackle any issues head on in time. I was diagnosed as being a pre-diabetic. So I changed my life style. I go to the gym, have a healthy lifestyle, changed my eating, lost 7 kilos in weight. Generally now, I feel better and the doc doesnt have to put me on diabetic tablets.
Medically, we both have other issues which we have tackled. I got the cartilage done in both knees, got a prostate operation, am on tablets for blood pressure and cholesterol, to mention just a few.
So our view is to look after ourselves as best we can so we have a healthier life. We don’t want to live a long life if we’re not healthy. So we’re trying to keep ourselves as best as we can.
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