Cloud Dancer
San Antonio and Livingston TX USA
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I'm 83, and I'm stealing jetboater 454's line,...."a bucket list is no good in a coffin".
The last racecar I drove is a Sprint Car I built. I won racetrack championships. And, of all the airplanes I've flown Lear Jets are my favorite.
Willie & Betty Sue
Miko & Sparky
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Oldmaple
West Michigan
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I'm 64, my wife is 60, recently retired, both okay physically. We live in Michigan and find the winters tougher to deal with. In our search to find something to do we took up bowling. Joined a seniors league and are impressed by the other seniors. Some have significant physical limitations but still get out at least weekly and do something. Just gotta keep doing it, whatever it is.
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Fizz
Ottawa, Canada
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We both retired 20 yrs ago.
We go for a long walk every day no matter the weather. We walk a minimum of 5000 steps (fitbit) It works out to approx 4K.
It keeps the muscle healthy the joints lubricated and helps clear the cobwebs.
Nothing more nothing less.
If I'm off it for a few days I notice my hip and knee start to nag at me.
If all you can manage is a walk around the block, it's a start.
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mr. ed
Amarillo, Texas
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Eccl 9:11, "I have seen something further under the sun, that the swift do not always win the race, nor do the mighty win the battle, nor do the wise always have the food, nor do the intelligent always have the riches, nor do those with knowledge always have success, because time and unexpected events overtake them all."
How true, those words. I had been happily full time RVing for many years when a sudden stroke took me out of the picture 9 years ago. I was feeling great all those years full timing. It was a beautiful life that couldn't be matched living in a brick and mortar dwelling. Yes, the closing words of the quote mentioned above, "unexpected events", apply to all of us.
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Mr. Ed (fulltiming since 1987)
Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.
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wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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covered wagon wrote:Why do we have so much cancer in America? Is our water, even bottled water, food and soils become toxic in ways we aren't aware of? Seems odd to me we hear so much about it these days.
There is no single answer.. Now I'm not a doctor and for sure not in the Cancer field (Though I do have some limited credits in another field or two) But I will give you a collection of theories and the most likely answer from this pick list is "All of the above"
When I was a child.> Cancer diagnosis meant "Make your final arrangements".. Not many survived... Same with many other diseases.
Today. Well I "dated" a woman for a while who was diagnosed with untreatable cancer and was at the point of calling funeral parlors to see who had the best price when her doctor came to her with "There is a new experimental treatment" 10 years later.. I met her. Dated is in quotes because though we did a lot of things together we are not compatable as Boy/Girlfriend And we knew that. but we did enjoy each other's company
What this means is many people who like a step niece of mine might have died young and never had children with a genetic tendency to Cancer or ______" now survive and have said children..
That's the Genetic theory
Then there is the Processed food with added chemicals theory
And the More chemicals in the environment theory
(*how much micro plastic can your body hold????)
And they are better at diagnosis
And better news coverage
All combine to show us a greater incidence of Cancer
or Diabetes Or Heart Disease Or ________ (Fill in the blank)
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
2005 Damon Intruder 377 Alas declared a total loss
after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
Kenwood TS-2000, ICOM ID-5100, ID-51A+2, ID-880 REF030C most times
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travelnutz
West Michigan - On the Lakeshore
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My wife and I are both over 80 years old and are quite healthy despite our age and both having been retired for over 23 years now. Wife has had 19 operations so far (11 of them were very serious operations) (3 were fusions etc and has 14 screws in her and 2 hat shaped brackets and 2 plates) and with long recoveries and rehabs required. She is disabled but not wheelchair bound since 1999 and says she doesn't want any more operations. Who would? I sure cannot blame her when she says she will just continue living with pain and doing all she can daily and enjoying it. I am a cancer survivor of 13+ years now but that certainly won't stop me, it's just my age is what slows me down a little bit. We are very picky about our eating and only eat very protein rich sensible lower calorie foods with a low sugar content and we always cut off or squeeze out all visible fats. My wife has already lost 46 pounds so far and I am so proud of her diligence, and I have lost 22 pounds both since mid-July last year. Just 10 more pounds to lose for each of us is the target. We sure do not miss the extra weight at all and feel so much better. Like old kids in a candy store!!! We avoid all processed foods or with chemical content as much as practical and/or possible and that sure helps. Doesn't help that both of us just love to cook but we are doing it more wisely now!
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mr. ed
Amarillo, Texas
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Travelnutz, I'm happy to hear both you and your wife are doing well at 80 yrs old. I'm less than 2 years away from that number, and I'm doing well, also. I hope, when I reach 80 I'll be doing as well as both of you. Although I'm handicapped from a stroke, I manage to live a fairly normal life. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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ConnorDan
Texas
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covered wagon wrote:Why do we have so much cancer in America? Is our water, even bottled water, food and soils become toxic in ways we aren't aware of? Seems odd to me we hear so much about it these days.
I only hope all of us seniors find health and happiness and I know riding my bicycle helps me a lot with that. It's those moments after even a mild workout that I feel young again. That is why I think an electric bike may spoil it for me even though it would be a blast on the trails.
I feel like it's not just America but world in general. It also might be that cancer is way more identifiable now compared to anything before like 90s: if people got cancer before it might've been misdiagnosed, since technology/knowledge wasn't as good in this area. Just my guess though Might be also linked to people living generally less active lives right now compared to prev century(hence why I'm trying usually to do extra activity be it fishing, hunting or anything else(thankfully I live next to one of those outdoor/gun store - Gritr Sports(https://gritrsports.com/) with plenty of stuff if I want to try something new) - I feel like staying active on top of being far from smog-filled city helps a lot).
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sayoung
Tx
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My late MiL used to say " getting old ain't for sissys " .
We retired 7 years ago thankfully and all our married life did things together as now my DW has been struggling with Parkinson's for over 10 yrs & last year add AFIB to the mix. I just suffer from stage 3 hardheadedness & woreout knee. Take time to enjoy your life . You don't have to take long trips or expensive outings , just do something that you both find enjoyable.
We haven't done any travel since last April because we sold our house in June & are fulltimeing on our acerage building a house that is going way slower than expected..
IMHO, the rise in cancers etc are linked to our processed/preservative laced foods, air pollution especially in our homes, stress especially work related. I can remember when stores actually closed on Sunday & business closed at 5 pm weekdays & didn't have ansering machines on the phones
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travelnutz
West Michigan - On the Lakeshore
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My wife has now lost 62 pounds all on her own over 1 year and 2 months with her constant determination. She's 81-1/2 years old but so much younger acting and now very active. She seen the light in the tunnel and has so much more energy now. Not using any "special" or "commercial" or "advertized" diet plans used but simply common sense and counting her calories and eating about 1/2 to 2/3 size portions of what she used to eat on her plate while always guarding to be sure she's had a minimum of 45 grams of good protein each and every day. She says just stay almost away from the fats and high calorie foods like sugars and greases, butter, a lot of bread, and candies. It works! She says it really was not hard to do either but must be continually dilligent and no snacking inbetween of useless calories. I am so proud of her and she looks so much better too!!! Wants to lose another about 10 lbs yet. Has gone from size 22 down to size 18 and that is a special reward. Getting adequate daily protein is ultra important to the body as it supports and repairs and maintains your blood, bones, heart functions, brain and nerve functions, repairs and maintains muscles, makes your hormones and enzymes and are an energy source, maintaining your balance, and curbing your hunger. Not enough protein in your body leads to anemia, weakness, and fatigue which also makes you feel older. I have lost 24 lbs along with her and still would like to lose another 8 more lbs but not more. Will be close to my college weight then as an old fart at 82 years old with 2 new knees to replace my bone on bone worn out painful ones. My first knee replacement is scheduled in November 2023. Yup, I'm eager!!!
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