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Aging in perfect harmony

By My Sunday News

It seems to me an awful lot of this whole aging process is overblown.

Who doesnā€™t have their share of aches and pains? I sure do! Itā€™s gotten to the point where I can barely vacuum without needing a monthā€™s supply of Tylenol for my aching back. Well, guess what? My vision is so bad, I can hardly see the dirt anyway…ah, perfect harmony. I figure Iā€™ll clean my house when the Board of Health makes me.

Now that my vision has started going, I find that sometimes the TV shows can be a little blurry. I donā€™t let it bother me. For my taste, thereā€™s pretty much nothing but disappointment on anyway. Again, perfect harmony. When they bring back the original hockey teams, Iā€™ll get glasses.

Maybe Iā€™m not hearing as well as I used to. People have told me I snap, crackle, and pop when I get out of my chair. I donā€™t hear it. I donā€™t hear the phone, I have no idea thereā€™s someone at my door, and I certainly canā€™t hear the timer on the oven. Thatā€™s okay. I rarely use the timer on the oven ā€“ Iā€™ve always just used the smoke alarm. Yep…perfect harmony.

On the other hand, hearing loss does have its embarrassing moments. Sometimes, a person will say one word, Iā€™ll hear another, and the laughter begins. The other day, I was talking to my doctor about the aging process. He asked, ā€œHowā€™s your memory?ā€ Well, I heard something else and responded, ā€œTheyā€™re fine. The law of gravity has taken over. They ainā€™t up where they used to be, but theyā€™re fine.ā€

When he stopped laughing, he shouted, ā€œMemory, not mammaries!ā€ Okay, maybe not such perfect harmony with that one. Although, it did brighten his day.

And donā€™t even get me started about sore feet! My sensible shoes donā€™t even make sense anymore. I think I have this one licked, though. I bought my first bicycle. Thereā€™s no pressure on my feet. Iā€™m able to ride around a little and get exercise to boot. Mobility and exercise? … Perfect harmony.

All in all, aging is great. I think Iā€™ll celebrate by breaking out the bubbly. Around our house? – Breaking out the bubbly means Metamucil and 7-up.

Suzi D
Sun City resident, N.29





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