Age is such a cruel bitch

[kartanoman]

Wow, what an inspirational thread! Just turned 54, a bit of a nervous number in that I've lost a number of friends, colleagues, as well as my older brother, at that age. But I've done due diligence last year with check-ups, brain scans, MRIs of my spine, etc. because of the multiple head trauma I experienced during my goalkeeping years on the soccer field. Next month, I'm having a total knee replacement for my left knee, same leg I had complications from Achilles surgery compounded by past ankle fractures which have rendered it an arthritic minefield. Hoping the bionic knee will stabilize my gait some. In turn, the lower back issues which stemmed from all this I hope will be mitigated by my ability to exercise with less pain.

Getting older (NOTE I didn't say old) doesn't mean you are old. I think how the Weezer characterized his dad says it all. If you've still got it between the ears, and think and experience life, even if you're body can't do what it used to, you're still young at heart.

Jackie Gleason cited a quote when he was doing his roller skating skit on The Honeymooners when he said, "It's too bad youth is wasted on young people." Only Audrey Meadows could provide the perfect response, as his dedicated wife Alice, by saying, "You know, Ralph? I don't even mind growing old, just as long as I grow old with you." To which Ralph, in his famous words, replies, "Baby, you're the greatest!"

Peace!

[MagicRat]

Wow, what an inspirational thread! Just turned 54, a bit of a nervous number in that I've lost a number of friends, colleagues, as well as my older brother, at that age. But I've done due diligence last year with check-ups, brain scans, MRIs of my spine, etc. because of the multiple head trauma I experienced during my goalkeeping years on the soccer field. Next month, I'm having a total knee replacement for my left knee, same leg I had complications from Achilles surgery compounded by past ankle fractures which have rendered it an arthritic minefield. Hoping the bionic knee will stabilize my gait some. In turn, the lower back issues which stemmed from all this I hope will be mitigated by my ability to exercise with less pain.

Getting older (NOTE I didn't say old) doesn't mean you are old. I think how the Weezer characterized his dad says it all. If you've still got it between the ears, and think and experience life, even if you're body can't do what it used to, you're still young at heart.

Jackie Gleason cited a quote when he was doing his roller skating skit on The Honeymooners when he said, "It's too bad youth is wasted on young people." Only Audrey Meadows could provide the perfect response, as his dedicated wife Alice, by saying, "You know, Ralph? I don't even mind growing old, just as long as I grow old with you." To which Ralph, in his famous words, replies, "Baby, you're the greatest!"

Peace!

A fellow goalie.......thankfully my keeping career has only left me with some crowns and bridging work.
It was always my dental health that suffered most.....

[Bill Brown]

I agree