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How do you deal with aging?

Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 2, 2024 | Replies (401)

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@dorisjeanne

I am 87 and think you are doing quite well! I live alone
and hire a little help with heavier housework and yard work. My daughter & son-in-law live 15 miles away and help also. I had 2 strokes nearly a year ago, spent 2 months in hospitals and nursing home. Thanks to family, I was able to return home, first on walker, but no longer. I voluntarily gave up driving, as right side hand, leg, foot are not quite recovered. Since I live in a very rural area, it means I am alone most of the time, but I don't mind. Going on a cruise with someone sounds wonderful!! Have fun!

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Thank you. We have cruised together once before and are still friends so we thought we would have another go at it. I am so sorry that you suffered strokes. That is one of the things that I worry about. When you get to be our age, there are so many things out of our control and you cannot predict anything. I check in via email with two people. If they don't hear from me within a reasonable time, they will either call me or law enforcement to do a wellness check. When you live alone you need something like this. It was brought home to me when a woman who lived in the next block of my street died and no one knew until almost a week later. It gave me a jolt and that's when I started checking in with these two trusted friends. I don't know how I would cope if I couldn't drive. I do not drive for pleasure but to the market, library, doctor appointments, etc. Good luck to you as you continue your recovery.