[Elizadolots]

Originally Posted by KJTrek

I know what you mean! I can hardly believe it, but I'll be 16 this November. The years seem to go by faster... my childhood seems so distant...

lol EDIT: tongue in cheek intended

I have socks older than you...not pairs of socks, mind you because I can't keep a pair of socks intact for more than a week....but socks.

Originally Posted by Beetlescott

Wow! I looked in the mirror this morning just before I hopped into the shower, and I couldn't believe it! There was an older guy in there!!! Then I realized that I made it to 53 today! I used to think that a 50 year old person was soooo old. Not anymore! I'm glad I made it, and I'm glad that my health seems to be improving. When I turned 50, I almost died from blood clots. Now I have 10 vertabrae fused in my neck, they can't fuse anything else, so now, I am getting better! I am learning how to deal with pain better, and I am doing well with it.

I'm with ya...I remember realizing that I would be the oh, so ancient age of 41 when the year 2000 came...I'm so glad your health is improving as you get older....that's so nice to hear! Remember what Spock says: pain is a thing of the mind...(okay, there's a reason he's fictional...)

[omegaman]

Originally Posted by Beetlescott

What IS it about 50? I had some neck problems most of my adult life, but I lived with them. I worked with them. Then 50 HIT! I hope you have a great 54th Birthday!!! I also hope your health problems have gotten better. I get so depressed with the problems sometimes and I know it makes it worse, but I can't help it.

Yep. Know how you feel. I have chronic arthritis in the c7 vertebrae of the neck. Also have a frozen shoulder for the last eight months, it's a lot better than it use to be. Now I have this bloating problem, which they can't seem to identify. Also found out my esophagus does not work the way it should so what goes down gives me indigestion and sometimes reflux.

I do my best to ignore the conditions and get on with life. Luckily I work from home and can take a break when I need to.

[omegaman]

Originally Posted by Kiko Kea

Happy Birthday, Omegaman and Beetlescott!

It'll be 53 for me, come December. I sure don't feel it in my heart and in my head....but the joints say otherwise. Pass me that bottle of Motrin!!

Thanks. Happy Birthday for December!

[jerhanner]

Oh dear... I thought the drop-off after 40 was bad... isn't it wierd how that middle-aged doppleganger hides in our mirrors?

Many happy returns of the day!