Hi Darkie, nice to participate in one of your threads again, better reason this time though..lol  1947 here

Cruising along nicely with not too many complaints to speak of.

Cheers

I don't qualify for this thread either but I feel very old today 🙂

Darki my mother had a hip replacement a couple of years ago and because she normally reacts to drugs had it under a local so heard it all 😮

Darkie, 1944 here. The reason that we aren't labelled is that we were too individual to be part of a herd. LOL.

Ah ofcourse!  I hadn't thought of that Jean 🙂  Thank you, you have made my day... we are individuals every one of us.

Look, if I vanish it is because my modem is playing up merry hell. I got a new one a week ago and it is breaking down every day or so.  At present I am on a non-wireless mode with the yellow cord and I feel claustrophobic 😞

Anyway that's what's happening if I don't show up.

Just been told that I have cataracts starting and Doc told me that my usual home remedy for everything ailing me of a half bottle of scotch won't work with this one. I dunno I still reckon that it is worth a try. I may have to start thinking of changing Docs, this one is losing his sense of humour.:^O

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1946  so I'm in !!

Hi to all the seniors ..*waves

Hi kwozie good to see you again, how are you?  Glad you are cruising along okay...

It's a bit like the man who jumped of a high rise office block, as he fell people heard him say...

"Well, so far, so good.  So far so good"  :^O

Oh you qualify donnas if you are feeling old today ((((hugs)))))   Gosh you mum is a heroine.. she really is... I am so impressed with her, that is no mean operation.

Hahahhaa jean, yes that's my first home remedy too but don't let cataracts worry you it isn't a difficult operation to go through.  It's day surgery and you are home before dinner.

A patch over the eye until you see the doc the next day and then after that so far as I remember it's all over and eyesight is soooo much better.

Noooo don't change docs better the devil you know me thinks.

Hi lejacs good to see you here...

I am amazed at how many of us there are, isn't that great.

Bluepanda you have made a valid point about diet and exercise as we get older.  I do go to gym twice a week...

It's for seniors so one works pretty much at one's own pace, although we aren't allowed to slack of and stand around and chat.

It has made a difference to my sense of balance and well being too and along with a sensible diet one can't help but feel well.

What a great thread, thanks for starting it. Darki I've just scraped in and am thankful to say my health is pretty good apart from some bits and pieces. Purple I've just been diagnosed with stenosis in the spine which is a narrowing somewhere or the other  that causes pain sometimes.  My doc who never is fond of overmedicating says the right exercise can help enormously, like core strengthening, and I've found some good ones on the internet. Not that I'm saying it's for you ,  but just me. I think as you get older the right diet and exercise are more important than ever, I really believe in it. (though right now don't do much of either   ;\)  What do others think?

Bluepanda, I have Degeneration Spinal Disease, plus curveture of the spine, due to the way I was born, so had problems all my life.

Most days are fine, but some days the pain is bad, I have strong pain killers fore when the pain is bad.

Well, Darki, I am right up there too.

I am one of the incrediblly lucky ones (through no fault or effort of my own).  Never had even a minor health problem, never taken a pill (not even an aspirin), haven't been to a doctor for maybe 25 years, got all my own perfect teeth including wisdoms, average weight, not a twinset and sensible shoe type, whiz around in  a  two seater convertible with my wee lapdog in the passenger side harness, enjoy the occasional ciggie,  laugh a lot.....and have always enjoyed my life, and my friends.

One of my passions is animal rights.  My home is in a mini rainforest with a complete eco system including Australian critters.  I live in heaven. I cannot ask for any more of life.

The only downside is becoming more and  more aware each year of the sadness in the worlld and other people's lives  I do find it hard to cope with this.

So, with my record so far.......I expect to be taken by a great white at my local surf spot any day now.  LOL

Oh, and another thing......I have always been a vegetarian.

Hey freshy will you marry me?

:^O