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Shocked by aging process
My fingernails and toenails stopped growing and just keep breaking off. My hair is falling out. My memory is not as sharp and sometimes I feel a little woozy. I hate this. I want my body and my senses back.
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"Get up the following Monday it might be a whole lot different experience, aches that seem to crop up out of nowhere."
Ain't that the truth, @grandmira! 🙂
As I've gotten older, I'm also amazed at how aches that once lasted maybe an hour or two, now can hang around for a whole day, maybe two, sometimes two and a half. However, like you, I'm always asking myself what do I have to complain about. 🙂
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)
Hi, Diane (@dianestjohn), I'm not sure we differ that widely on "plum fun." When you say, " …or we can move forward… with a clear slate, which often can be interpreted as
'plum fun'." That's pretty much how I was thinking of "plum fun," the idea of a clean slate. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not jettisoning everything of my past. I'm keeping my values, pretty much all of them, but now as I proceed through each (I'm proceeding? Where's my cane?), I regard most everything as being up for reinterpretation. I'll use those elements of my past that re-inforce me (i.e., move me forward), and set aside those elements that promote dwelling in the past. I do think we're suggesting much the same thing.
You, too: Have a great day! We're having another hot one here, but this being Colorado it's pleasantly dry.
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)
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One thing for sure one has to keep active or a sedentary life style will kill you. It’s pacing oneself in any activity that js the key, as the mind tells you one thing but the body might have another story.
I've always been very good at using the leftovers in the fridge, adding a few new ingredients, some spices and making a new casserole for dinner. Sometimes it turns into something fantastic that I wish I could repeat and sometimes it just turns out good but not great. I don't remember it ever being not worth trying. That's my best analogy for where I feel I am in life right now at 73.
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4 ReactionsGood morning, @grandmira. The importance of pacing. I learned that in my years as a long-distance runner. (As I wobble about today, I find it hard to believe that I used to be a long-distance runner … ) Running, I learned that you need to keep a-going, not to quit, but if you try to up the pace unwisely just to shave 30 seconds off your finish time, your body will say, "Uh-oh! No you don't, fella!" // Have a super day! –Ray (@ray666)
@ray666 The promising drug on the horizon for neuropathy is Ignaseclant, now in Stage 3 trials and produced by NMD (NeuroMuscular Diseases), a Danish company. It works by amplifying weak nerve to muscle signals and Stage 2 trials were successful in increasing muscle strength. Assuming all goes well with the Stage 3 trials, Ignaseclant should be on the market in two or three years. This drug is aimed at patients with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (hereditary neuropathy) but it has broader potential uses as well.