How do you deal with aging?

I am 73, 74 in June , I also feel like I am in good health, work full time and have the normal aches and pains. I sometimes think about the finite number of years I have left, that I’m in my winter season now. But my saving grace , I work in a hospital as an RN a profession I have felt privileged to be a part of for the last 33 years. I just
Look around everyday at the bigger things my patients are having to deal with, the day to day struggles they are having and I realize I have no room for self pity. I am healthy relatively and most of the time , I am upright and still moving I feel
Blessed everyday.

I am so impressed that you are working full-time as an RN and you are in your 70’s! Amazing!

I am 59 and pace myself, so that I can continue working full-time until I turn 65. I beat AML 7 years ago, but live with some of the side effects of my stem cell transplant. I am blessed to be able to work in higher ed, where work challenges are more mental than physical. So far, my mind is keeping up with what I need to do for my students.

So happy for you to be able to continue with your calling. So happy you were able to get on top of the AML. I transfuse a guy weekly with myelofibrosis CA of the bone marrow, he is the toughest fighter I know and I pray for him daily. I think I keep
Loving being an RN because it has never felt like a job , just a priviledge my entire life.

Now don't laugh but I love going through cemeteries. There is so much history to be found. I'm an intermediate genealogist so the dead are living to me. I talk to my ancestors at FAG (Find a Grave). It's very therapeutic. Now you've got a story: married for 58 years and then meeting up with an old 8th grade male friend. I find that so enchanting. I can read that you've had a very interesting life. Be positive. Just keep telling yourself you are a centenarian in training.

Native California gal until 5 yr. ago when we moved to NC. Love it here too

@cb3 You love cemeteries? You must visit New Orleans! Due to the water table all graves must be above ground. And boy, do they have some interesting ones🤣🥳

@cb3 You love cemeteries? You must visit New Orleans! Due to the water table all graves must be above ground. And boy, do they have some interesting ones🤣🥳

I think having a meaningful job where I see the contributions I make to my students’ education makes my job so rewarding. I am an academic advisor, advising pre-pharmacy students. Seeing their genuine appreciation for what I do for them helps me get up in the morning and deal with the interstate traffic to get to work. Graduation time is like icing on a cake when I see all of my students’ efforts pay off. It’s also a validation for my efforts and for the part I play in helping them succeed!

Hi all: I have been learning about being old since turned 80. I am 85 and I feel what is good for me is my career as an artist(painter) which I continue to work at everyday...and as time passes I notice different things happening to me that happened with my husband(deceased 2008) who was 21 yrs my senior.It reassuring and calming to say to myself "oh yeah I remember this" I also promised myself about 4yrs ago to avoid stress as much as possible. If it is not going to be fun or feels too stressful to be fun say NO! You don't have explain just say "no thanks, am busy". I also hang out with younger people, make sure I get between 8 & 9 hrs sleep or take naps if needed. I am an artist and I try to be creative everyday one way or another