Things That I Miss Doing

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Lon

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I don't like it but accept the fact that there are some things I can't do or do well any more. I miss Skuba diving, but can still enjoy Snorkeling. I miss Pickleball, but can still play golf, Boccee Ball & Pentanque. I miss playing the harmonica that I have played quite well for over 70 years (severe hearing loss) I miss listening to good music for the same reason. Even the best hearing aids distort sound.
 

Although you're being very positive about the things you miss Lon...my heart went out to you when I read about not being able to play the harmonica due to the hearing loss, that would break my heart if I couldn't hear music any more.

Is the reason for being unable to skuba dive due to the hearing loss or something else?

My sister who is almost totally deaf is not allowed to go deep sea diving..but she can go snorkelling albeit with ear plugs
 
I miss the flexibility I once had, and the sense of balance. No more splits or cartwheels. I can still do backflips off the diving board, but feel the impact for days afterward, thankfully I can still belly dance--for short periods of time! Lol. No Jim, I won't tell you how mermaids belly dance. Lol.:cool:
 

There is so much I miss. I miss being able to do normal things, like clean out the garage, mow the lawn. I miss golf, being able to drive at night.
 
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The main thing is sex, of course. I do miss that.

However I suppose biking is the main "normal" thing. I bought my first bike in 1956, and got rid of my last, a BMW, only last year when the arthritis in my thumbs finally stopped smooth clutch operation.

I suppose nigh on sixty years is a fair number of miles (and only off three times!) but I would still have liked more.
 
Miss my old cowboy/rodeo days. Miss Country dancing, but then again, we live in Florida, not back in Colorado. Miss boating/fishing on lakes. Here there is so much navigational stuff to learn. For us, it takes the fun out of boating. On Chatfield and Cherry Creek lake/reservoir, south of Denver, CO, we'd launch our boat, head over to the No Wake area and have a few hours of nice/easy/relaxing trout fishing w/Bud Light and chips. Or, we'd "beach" the boat, set up our canopy and camping chairs, relax w/some Classic Rock music and Bud Light w/chips.
 
AZ Jim said:
I miss so many of my friends and the good times we had together.
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That's so sad Jim, as with our children and even to some extent our parents, we expect our friends to be around forever or at least as long as we are..even as a young senior I have lost quite a few friends my age who were not old enough to go, and often I'll be driving into town and pass places where those friends lived or the places we used to socialise, and I have to shake myself to look around and see nothing physical has changed here in our surroundings, yet those people are no longer part of it...or conversely I'll pass a pub or a club that's recently closed, or new housing that's been built and wonder what so and so would think if they were to come back..

I miss my mother still..I was just a teen when she died, and I often wonder what she'd make of the world if she was to see it now

Physically..I miss nothing because I'm fortunate apart from my back problems to still be able to do just as much as I could do when I was younger. I still can run for a bus if necessary..I can still run up and down stairs.. I can still dance..( well not currently ) but you get my point..
 
My get up and go has got up and went. I use to be very active, doing something all the time, until the COPD set in and the realization that it just isn't going to be like it use to be.

I still enjoy long, slow walks and bike riding but no more running for this guy.

I miss my family, we were very close, and I still miss my little Shi Tzu, Sassy, who passed several years ago.
 
Ameriscot, Like you I miss my family members who are no longer here.
They were part of my life for so long and now I feel lost sometimes without their love
and support.

I still love listening to music and going to senior dances.
I gave up skating and skiing for fear I might fall and break bones and I takes me longer to do
household chores than it used too but there are still many things that I enjoy very much.
 
I miss my conversations with my Mom. She is still living but she no longer recognizes her children and has limited speech ability.
 
I'm 'only' 60 so haven't found anything I can't do when I was younger. In fact I have picked up a couple of things within the last year I did do as a kid. Bike riding and playing the guitar. Actually learning how to play the bass guitar. Of course like others, I do miss doing thing with family members who are no longer here. But that's the way life is.....
 
Fortunately, I am still able to pretty much do everything I used to, only I don't have as much stamina. I used to be able to go from morning until late at night working, playing, cleaning etc.. Now I must pace myself.

I do miss having a family. Everyone is deceased and those that aren't are estranged, except for my sons. Sad.
 
Physically I'd say I'm as fit, maybe even fitter, than I was when I was young. I work on stamina by using a spin bike and doing interval training. It comes in handy for hiking up hills or climbing a lot of steep stairs or riding a bike up a hill. I am very grateful that I can still do this!!
 
I miss my husband and the good times we used to have and like some others, I'm not able to do the really physical hard jobs around the house and yard any longer.
 
Raven said:
Ameriscot, Like you I miss my family members who are no longer here.
They were part of my life for so long and now I feel lost sometimes without their love
and support.

I still love listening to music and going to senior dances.
I gave up skating and skiing for fear I might fall and break bones and I takes me longer to do
household chores than it used too but there are still many things that I enjoy very much.
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I grew up with a huge extended family. Knew very distant cousins, etc. and spent a lot of time with them. I still have my 3 siblings and every visit to the US we always get together with a cousin and his wife. Our mothers were first cousins and we spent a lot of time together as kids. Also have my sons and grandkids.
 
Glinda said:
I miss my conversations with my Mom. She is still living but she no longer recognizes her children and has limited speech ability.
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My dad was like a baby for years and didn't know who we were. Very sad. He lives for ten years after being diagnosed with dementia.

Miss my mom the most of anyone.
 
I miss riding roller coasters and thrill rides. I would still be doing them but the eye doctor said they could damage my eye. Sigh. There is one going in here in Orlando that will be the tallest roller coaster in the country, supposedly and I will probably make that my "swan song". It doesn't look like it has the loops that cause such G-force and I'm going to chance it one time.
 
jujube said:
I miss riding roller coasters and thrill rides. I would still be doing them but the eye doctor said they could damage my eye. Sigh. There is one going in here in Orlando that will be the tallest roller coaster in the country, supposedly and I will probably make that my "swan song". It doesn't look like it has the loops that cause such G-force and I'm going to chance it one time.
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I used to love those kinds of rides but when I tried to ride them again in my 40's it made me feel sick.
 
I miss jumping on my bike and riding along the lake shore here on a nice day. I'm too far away from the lake now and can't fling my leg over my men's bike anymore anyway. Might get myself something easier to get on and see how that works.

I also miss my old friends and family members that are no longer around.
 
I had to stop driving 10 yrs ago due to medical issues and also vision problems (eye disease, had several surgeries). I was never a great driver but I do miss it.

But I’m very mobile. I walk a lot, we have good public transportation, I also use a great transportation (and shopping) service contracted with the Dept. of Aging. Occasionally I use cabs.

I hate asking people for rides and depending on them. So I try other options.

But I don't have to pay gas, maintenance/repairs, or car insurance! :):playful:
 

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