Robert Browning said, "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." Do you believe this now?

That business about richer-poorer, better-worse, sickness-health is real. It just happens differently for different folks.

As an eleven year old I learned that hospital/surgery doesn't always only happen to other folks. I do greatly appreciate the advances in health care over the years.

In only 18 more years I will be 100. You have to plan for that, it could happen.
 

So many thoughts that are right on. One of the things I've noticed is that each decade of one's life brings new challenges. We live in the river in Egypt for most of our lives. Something happens, we adjust as best we can. We may change belief systems and spouses, try that out for a while, think things are going great or at least pretend they are, and then something else comes along, ad infinitum. I'm in my late 60s. I remember when my mom was there. I remember what she was like in her 70s, her 80s and early 90s when she died. Dad died at 69. Mom married twice more. They died. After that she fell in love in the nursing home - she was a shy woman. He died too. I was with her when she died. One of the loves of my life died at 45 of cancer. I was with him when he died. So when my husband was in surgery for 9 hours a couple of years ago, I about came unglued. I made it. But he emerged changed, and so did I. I've learned a lot from all. I've learned a lot from the deep love I've known and the horrible tragedies. At this point I take a deep breath and tread water. I'm not ready to climb out yet.
 

Maybe there was a point somewhere. In the beginning my hubby was as stable as Sonny Corleone. He's mellowed and I've become the outspoken one. If only...we had stopped at one kid, planned our finances, and had healthier genetics. We understand each other now like never before. Blessed with health, yup warm up the Harley and New Orleans ho!!!!
 
I'm with Ameriscot! Life is an adventure. I'm 69 and while I have limitations, I still push it to the max. My only regret is that I don't have the time to accomplish all the things I still want to do and I wish my wife wanted to fly with me instead of trying to hold me back.
 
rider1046 said:
I'm with Ameriscot! Life is an adventure. I'm 69 and while I have limitations, I still push it to the max. My only regret is that I don't have the time to accomplish all the things I still want to do and I wish my wife wanted to fly with me instead of trying to hold me back.
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Yep. I don't want to be on my deathbed wishing I'd had more fun and adventures and hadn't been such a coward. My husband is even more adventurous than me - he'll white water kayak or sea kayak in rougher water, etc.

Our neighbour loves to travel but his wife doesn't. She went on a few trips with him and he started going on trips alone. His last was a cruise to Norway for his 80th birthday, and he's 84 and not traveling any more. But I bet he would if his wife wanted to.
 
Doing that requires being able to sleep good. I'm into mellow now. Did the adventure thing when I was able to rest well.
 

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