Does anyone feel old and useless with age?

Posted by sally12345 @sally12345, Sep 13, 2023

Hi, I'm almost 64.. I'm feeling old and useless. My strength isn't good anymore. Like it used to be mainly side effects of meds. My health is poor with cvsd. Osteoporosis, poor circulation, hearing , eyesight, you name it's going. I always took care of myself. Now I've gotten older and everything's wrong, my grandkids don't a want me around and they are little still. No friends to talk with or do things with. Why is it we spend our lifetime taking care of family. Loving friends to end up , old and tired. Useless.

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mimigirl63 | @mimigirl63 | Mar 20 9:06am

I am so sorry. I’m 71 almost 72and I get that feeling from my grandkids too. When I think back, I guess I didn’t want to be around old relatives either.
My health has been deteriorating since I was 38 after giving birth to my second child. After I retired at 63, I had open heart surgery to replace a valve, then a shoulder replacement, sciatica, diabetes and other small problems.
If you have good friends, hang on to them. If you don’t, try to make them. Life can be very lonely.

sally12345 | @sally12345 | Mar 22 4:21pm

Hi, it's hard to make new friends in such an unfriendly world that has lost communication skills unless it's on there phone or computer. My grandchildren simple prefer the other grandparents with money a beautiful home, and expensive toys. I'm sorry for your health problems as well. It's hard to get old...we don't realize it until we get here. And we seem to be a burden to these people we raised. It's sad all children are not like this, but some are makes it even harder....