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How do you deal with aging?

Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 2 11:38am | Replies (401)
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Dear Prcrowe-
I'm 74, retired at 70 when Covid made house service calls too dangerous.
A few months ago I took a life expectancy test, and to my surprise it calculated my life expectancy as 91 years.
Well, that's not a certainty, but it is a possibility, so I got to work creating 10 year life and business plans. If those years come, I don't want to waste them!
Given my wife's health issues and my unknowns, it allows a lot of flexibility in work times and time to walk the dog.
Perhaps it's just an old man's fantasy, but it's affordable and gives me a lot of pleasure solving many problems and learning new skills.

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prcrowe | @prcrowe | May 4 11:09am

Good Morning Ed (I'm guessing that's your real name 😉
I absolutely love your post! Thank you so much for sharing. I do have a question (which is going to sound rather weird based on your very positive attitude). Are you able to live "one day at a time" or now that there's an expectancy of 91 do you find that you mentally think "Oh, I've 'only' got 16 more years?"
I think what really hit me about aging and life in general was when in mid February our older daughter called and frantically said that she'd just come home from work and her husband had died in bed. He was just 61. The sorrow she's going through has been such a stark reminder that we just never know what "tomorrow" will bring. His death and my very difficult decision to finally retire from a career that I've absolutely loved for 43 years has been more than a little challenging. I'm just trying to make new decisions as to how best to live each and every day.
Once again .... I REALLY appreciate you sharing with me.

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