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I'm going through that hair thing too and it's aggravating. Seems I've developed some big ol' ugly cowlicks. When I was young my hair was so thick I had to have it thinned out now and then. I had my thyroid checked because I'd heard that can affect hair but it's fine. I never use blow dryers or brushes and usually comb it with a pick comb. I do have to use a LOT of hairspray because my hair is so fine and soft it won't curl without a perm and hairspray. Maybe I'll just resort to wigs! lol
Try taking Biotin daily. Over the counter. It has helped both my hair and nails tremendously.
My aunt will be 98 this September and I asked her if she felt old or nervous about her age. She said the only time she felt old was when she is getting up off of her knees after a long morning's gardening! She still cooks every day, goes on frequent trips with Elder Hostel, wears high heels, goes to Mass every morning and, like I said, gardens. When I take her shopping, she moves as fast a water bug and I rush to keep up with her(I'll be 44 in a couple of weeks and I feel creaky!)
When she was 83 years old she flew from California to Chicago (where I lived at the time) to take care of me while I was recovering from breast cancer, got my daughter then-seven year old daughter ready for school, cleaned my house, helped my daughter with her homework and made dinner. My husband traveled frequently with his job at that time and when he came home, she still wouldn't let him do anything!
Maybe this has been asked already. Just curious at what age, and why, you came to the realization, if ever(!) that you were "really old"?
I'll be 69 in less than two weeks. Despite some serious, physical/medical setbacks with lasting deficits I've yet to consider myself "really old." I truly believe that age is as much in the mind as it is in the body. I don't think old. Heck! I barely think grown up.
The first time I felt old was when a young man called me Ma'am. I was about 40. Seriously, I feel great so not worried about aging. It's a fact of life and I embrace it!
In the military, any person that outranks you is called sir or ma'am. Might be a 22 yr old female Lt., but they are Ma'am!
25, when we settled into a house and really birthdays just became a growing number. I don't necessarily feel old but it's just depressing thinking back to before then how much life I had ahead of me.
I'll be honest, my parents are in their 60s and I'm already thinking about how we should do as many trips together as possible.
I agree...the wheels start coming off at 25. After that its all downhill. You start to get wrinkles, your hair starts thinning out, you start to get a belly, people start calling you 'sir' or 'ma'am', you need glasses, you lose energy, you begin to get fat, your teeth get yellow. By 30 you'll start to notice gray hairs and you'll start lying to people about your age. If by then you're married with kids you're probably working like a dog, deep in debt, don't have much of a sex life, and depressed.
Just ask your doctor for some anti-depressants and embrace the fact that your best years are behind you.
And when the pressure starts to win, be thankful that you don't yet need to stop wearing regular underwear and to start wearing Depends. And by the time you get to this point there's gonna be a whole lot of other issues on the list.
I'm going through that hair thing too and it's aggravating. Seems I've developed some big ol' ugly cowlicks. When I was young my hair was so thick I had to have it thinned out now and then. I had my thyroid checked because I'd heard that can affect hair but it's fine. I never use blow dryers or brushes and usually comb it with a pick comb. I do have to use a LOT of hairspray because my hair is so fine and soft it won't curl without a perm and hairspray. Maybe I'll just resort to wigs! lol
You actually don't lose hair off the top of your head. What happens, I'm convinced, is that gravity works its insidious way and the hair is pulled in, then spills out in lower places, like the ears, eyebrows, and nose.
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