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How do people handle the losses in aging?

Aging Well | Last Active: Jun 24 6:30am | Replies (25)
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@3chimom

Wow “ my life didn't end, but it stopped” you just described exactly how I feel. It’s so hard when you and your life changes over night. I’ve been struggling with this for three months. I do not know how to let go of who I was and who I thought I would be at this age. Although my health issue is not life threatening it has changed everything about me and my daily life. The mental aspect of this is debilitating. My close family and friends do not understand this.
I understand you and can relate. So sorry for the difficulties you are dealing with.

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Scott R L | @scottrl | Jun 19 11:14am

Thanks.

You know, one of the first things I did (and I mean literally, within hours) was to start tracking what I had to be grateful for. With some effort, it became a pretty long list.

When I get discouraged by pain and frustration, I go back to the list. I try to keep in mind that things could be so much worse.

By accident, I have found a new mission. As I was telling people about my progress, I kept hearing "Your story is so inspiring!"
That's what led to my YouTube channel, and it has also given me the opportunity to reach out to groups to encourage others. I never saw that coming. It didn't happen overnight -- it took years.
Here's one example of how that worked out:


I never thought I'd be the subject of a national webcast!

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