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GETTIN’ ON UP THERE!

6/20/2013

 
Somebody very dear to me, someone I know and love very much, recently had herself a birthday.  Of course, I would not dare to mention her name here.  For my part, I would never want to do anything to make her feel any older than she already is! :-)

However, her recent birthday did get me to thinking about this whole business of aging.  So, I decided to do a little research on the subject; and low and behold, I discovered that she is not alone.  Apparently, a lot of people are getting on up there in age.  
 
Witness the following testimonials…

I've sure gotten old!  I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, and new knees; I've fought  prostate  cancer and diabetes; I'm half blind; I can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine; I take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts; I have bouts with dementia; I have poor circulation;  I hardly feel my hands and feet anymore; I can't remember if I'm 85 or 92; and I have lost all my friends.   But, thank God, I still have my driver's license!

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I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising.  I  decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for over an hour.  Whew, did I ever work up a sweat?!  Unfortunately, though, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.

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What do I hate the most about getting old?  Well, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.  Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

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I've finally learned how to prevent sagging...  Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

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It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.

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These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."

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Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to me and asked, 'How old was your husband?'  '98,' I  replied: 'Two years older than me'  'So you're 96,' the undertaker commented.  To which I responded, 'Hardly worth going home, is it?'

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Reporters were interviewing me on my 104th birthday.  One asked:  'And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?'  I replied simply, 'No peer pressure.'

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Lastly, it seems fitting today to conclude my thoughts with this...
 
THE SENILITY PRAYER:


"God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I  do, and the eyesight to tell the difference."


Amen!
 
SOURCE:  Based on material found online  at:  
http://jafs.ca/
2012/10/definition-of-old/
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