Blog nr. 18

I see it has been a while since I added anything significant to my blog. (Some may say that I haven't ever put anything on the blog that was significant!!!!!)



Anyway, here we go. The subject is Aging.



Aging is affecting all of us. You cannot escape it.



Some age gracefully--others age reluctantly.



I always figured that when I aged, that my body could go, but I dreaded the idea that my mind would go-----I have a fear of terrible maladies such as alzheimers, dementia, etc.----that is such a burden on those left behind. I cannot imagine anything worse than that to leave as your legacy.(I know some of you probably think my mind has already gone, but that is your problem!!)



As I age and my body deteriorates, I still believe this. Although my hearing is really shot, that is why they have closed captions on televison. I can live with that, no problem. With reading glasses, I can continue to read books, magazines, etc. (my favorite pastime). I can still walk, talk, think clearly (although my walking is more difficult each day, that's okay--there is no place I want to go or see that requires a lot of walking--as long as I can walk to the bathroom and back to my recliner, I'm good.)



With my poor hearing, I don't go to too many places where there are crowds; this includes restaurants with a lot of background noise...it is embarassing trying to have any type of conversation when there is any kind of background noise around. I make up for this lack by smiling and nodding a lot. But my wife does my hearing for me---it saves embarassment when the waitress asks what I want from the menu. And my two dogs let me know when the doorbell rings. And the rest of my family and close friends are used to having to talk loud if they want me to hear anything. I can live with that.The one thing I miss with my poor hearing is the words a small child says when they are talking with me---their voices are usually at a frequency that I just can't decipher. And I do love children!



There is more I could say about aging, but that is enough for now. We won't go into my night blindness that has curtailed most of my driving after dark---I just stay home.



All in all, I consider myself most fortunate. And for those who think I have developed senility, dementia, etc. and have lost my mind, I can only say patooey to you!!!!!



Tom