Slowing Down After 60... is Dangerous

chazt

chazt

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SpeedyPC said:
Too late now I'm already slowing down way before 60, I have diplegia since I was born and also born with a brain injury, no matter how hard I struggle to keep moving everyday.
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Speedy,
Thank you for being so open and candid, and for today’s reminder.

I deeply respect people who endure a lifetime of physical challenges. My advancing arthritis and other chronic conditions slow me down but it’s only been some twenty plus years. When I was working in school and suffering mightily pre-surgery, one of my colleagues with mild CP literally dragged his foot to work every day. Every day. He took two buses and walked some distance to the bus every morning and afternoon. He was kind, conscientious, unassuming, respectful and respected. Since meeting and knowing Louie (then) for a decade, my perspective has forever changed.

Again, thank you for sharing ✌
 
JamieM

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SpeedyPC said:
Too late now I'm already slowing down way before 60, I have diplegia since I was born and also born with a brain injury, no matter how hard I struggle to keep moving everyday.

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That's some tough sh!t you have to deal with. My wife has been a Care Manager with numerous homes and projects throughout South Wales for almost 35 years, so I have a personal understanding of the needs of people with both physical and learning disabilities.
 
Northam Saint

Northam Saint

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Well slowing down as we age is a problem for many of us. Personally I know I have had too slow down, gone are the days as a lad when at work I use to actually run around working hard and playing football twice a week.

My heart issues certainly have had that slowing down effect on me through necessity. Recently the heat coupled with the meds has also impacted. It is frustrating and gets me down but the issue is I do feel the need to keep going and keep things. I suppose that’s a good thing. I only work term time and I am even missing that so I know retiring completely isn’t yet the thing for me. There is a big thing about keeping mind active even if the body isn’t as active as it was.

Must be so tough for those who have had a lifetime of illness restricting daily life and getting worse. How lucky I am !
 
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SpeedyPC

SpeedyPC

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JamieM said:
That's some tough sh!t you have to deal with. My wife has been a Care Manager with numerous homes and projects throughout South Wales for almost 35 years, so I have a personal understanding of the needs of people with both physical and learning disabilities.
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Early February this year, I've also have both combination of spondylosis and spondylolisthesis with a bugger right sacroiliac joints, since I injured my lower back, long story.

I'm very seriously mentally bloody tired throughout my whole life, I'm having a nuclear medical image scan on the 27th this month for the endocrinologist specialist, because I can't have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as I have a cochlear implant on the left side of my ear.

 
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