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What activity do you refuse to give up? How do you adapt to age?

Aging Well | Last Active: Jul 31, 2025 | Replies (153)
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Thanks so much for sharing your inventive ways of continuing to enjoy the things you have enjoyed. For me the lesson is to not expect to be able to do the same things forever, but to be willing to alter or invent so I can keep on doing, but maybe not doing exactly what I was doing before. Thank you!

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cmbg | @cmbg | Jun 18, 2025

Exactly! I am discovering new interests (like Braille) and inventive ways to do things which I find kind of exciting. Do I grieve about the changes in my vision? Yes, definitely. But I am learning (out of necessity) all the time. I’m happy to know I can still learn and change.

I want to be as positive a roll model of aging as I can be. Macular degeneration runs in my family. I want my kids to see me living a good full life with it. I try and remember that as difficult as aging is, it is a privilege not everyone gets.

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