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Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 21 10:18am | Replies (357)
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@ray666

"Even my 50-something neighbor with a bad back has to grit his teeth and prod his 16yo to mow lawn."

Hi, Sue (@sueinmn)

That made me smile! Mowing my lawn used to be a favorite weekend chore, a ready excuse to spend a few hours in the sunny outdoors after a week passed in the sunless indoors. I can't say that hauling the trash out to the alley was ever a "favorite chore;" instead, it was more of a must-do. It's having to give up on favorite chores, like lawn mowing, that leaves a twinge.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Ray (@ray666)

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Aug 31 2:53pm

I have found that my walker with over size tires made it possible to get around my very uneven yard. I had bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures and have had one fixed, but the other one is still gone (the tissue was destroyed by an antibiotic), and I'm having to retrain my foot and ankle how to walk. I have CIDP, but it doesn't affect balance, just loss of sensation in various areas.

I know that the day will come when I can't do everything I do now, and we'll have to sell our place, with the plan for a smaller place that doesn't require all of the work our house on 10 acres does. Until then I'm working at staying active and making the place lower maintenance. Aging is a real challenge full of opportunities to learn new ways to do things.

Jim

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