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Right! Those were some of my best years. Plenty of energy---always doing stuff. Got remarried at 50.
I agree about lots of meds. I don't take any but I do have joint replacements and I think until science can restore cartilage and reverse arthritis, there aren't many options out there, except being crippled for the rest of one's life. As long as the doc doesn't forget to reattach some of your "pieces" like happened to my hip.
My father was like that. He was on his companies softball team with 20 something co-workers well into his 50s. He was chopping and stacking wood for his wood stove when he was 80. He was very active with house repairs, gardening, yard work, but he would always take Sundays and make it a day of rest. He'd put on a pile of records on the record player, sit in his recliner, and read the Sunday paper and unwind all day.
Neither I nor my siblings inherited that type of energy, unfortunately.
I know an 80-year-old who hops around like a bunny on speed. In her case, it's mostly about appearing feisty and enjoying the compliments others pay her re: how active she is, admiring her, wishing they could be like her, telling her how young she seems, etc. I also think such people are running from something (being alone with their own thoughts, facing their own mortality, etc.). In other words, I think it's often more mental than physical.
There are three people maybe four that I know, that resemble this remark
Always out and about - exercising, house projects etc - but knowing them - it is a way to just block out things.
There are three people maybe four that I know, that resemble this remark
Always out and about - exercising, house projects etc - but knowing them - it is a way to just block out things.
If they are as old as the post implies, they have to be in pretty good shape to hang in there - which means they probably feel pretty good too.
I feel great. Of course, I'm only 59 but considerably older than the OP's example. I'm just not sick, not tired, not weakened, not on prescription drugs (with their many side effects), never even WANT to take a nap - I'm not trying to run from anything, I just feel good. Hopefully others who remain active and energetic feel good too.
Well, I am bummed by the responses. I've never known anyone in my life, in 3 states, with as much energy as this man. I agree age doesn't have much to do with it. I'm glad it sounds normal to all of you. And no, it's had nothing to do with sex or a social life, that's probably the stupidest remark of all. Most people like me and my husband wind down at some point, but not this guy. I have morning energy, it slowly decreases throughout the day. I constantly prefer to be sitting. Yes, my fatigue is likely due to Hashimoto's.
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