Because It's Friday
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
The Difference a Year Makes
Last winter I was sick and injured. My lung problems were acting up, made worse by the cold dry air of a New Hampshire winter. Then I dropped a bundle of fire blocks on my leg which got badly infected. Lacking mobility, I hung around the house, getting no exercise and snacking too much.
Now I'm in Florida for the winter. My lungs feel good -like they were never injured. I'm physically active and eating less. My clothes fit a lot looser. The damage to my leg is slowly getting better. It swells up less and feels stronger. Hardly any pain lately too.
I really do miss my family and friends. However, I think they understand that this is something that I have to do for my health. I'm turning sixty in a couple weeks. While I firmly believe that age is just a number, it's getting to be a big number. I can only claim to be middle-age if I assume I'm going to live to 120. Maybe medical science will make that possible, but I don't even have basic medical insurance.
With that in mind, taking care of my heath is necessary. There are too many adventures I want to have yet.
-Sixbears
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I'll be honest with you Sixbears, I don't even want to live that long. The ones I've seen 95+ are very frail. 80-90 would be okay IF I can take care of my own bodily functions. Otherwise, I just want to go to sleep and just not wake up.
ReplyDeleteI've met some old timers in the 90s who were in pretty good shape and their minds were sharp. Of course, they are the exception.
DeleteSome of us were meant to live in this lovely, high-humidity moist air of Florida! Hubby took me to Colorado last winter so he could ski and I spent the week hugging a humidifier just so I could breathe.
ReplyDeleteOnce the water starts dripping off the walls, there's almost enough humidity to breath. Winter up north is tough.
DeleteSounds like Florida has been good for you in more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that your health is doing better Gotta take care of yourself in your twilight years, right?
ReplyDeletegood proof you are allergic to new Hampshire....
ReplyDeleteheh
Wildflower
It is a good place for me about half the time.
DeleteStay where you are healthy. If you are alive and well, friends and relatives can come visit you.
ReplyDeleteThat makes you about four years younger than I .
ReplyDeleteProblem with living permanently down here, is that you almost have to be in a city.
Unless you are in northern Florida.
. . . or on a boat.
DeleteStay healthy sir, its really important as we age to stay physically active.
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