If my life is anything to go by, I have been my own boss since 2020 and "retired" last year. I am crazily busy, but most of what I do is enjoyable. "Work" is often a set frame in our minds which doesn't help when thinking about the future.I don't want to go to work for another 50 years!
This is by far the best time of my life and I'm 70. I have hobbies which fascinate me. I'm able to live comfortably, retired, and I'm below the poverty line. I'm happier than ever and probably more physically fit.I don't want to go to work for another 50 years
Get better soon!
What should people like me do if they find any sounds annoyingThe “shift” passes quickly with some earbuds & a decent playlist…
?without irony? in my mind, the words "comfortable" and "below the poverty line" are antonyms, as well as good physical fitness in the absence of money for food. I remember life under default, when there were no groceries in the stores, when my mom made me nettle soup, when there was no insulin and test strips in pharmacies and you had to come to the hospital to get an insulin injection... and this is definitely not an experience I would like to repeat. I can't say that I have a psychological trauma in this regard, but I have a fear of dying In illness and poverty and I am prone to workaholism.
But you have answered questions from the discussion which relate to living to the age of 80.What should people like me do if they find any sounds annoying
without irony? in my mind, the words "comfortable" and "below the poverty line" are antonyms, as well as good physical fitness in the absence of money for food. I remember life under default, when there were no groceries in the stores, when my mom made me nettle soup, when there was no insulin and test strips in pharmacies and you had to come to the hospital to get an insulin injection... and this is definitely not an experience I would like to repeat. I can't say that I have a psychological trauma in this regard, but I have a fear of dying In illness and poverty and I am prone to workaholism.
What are your hobbies? I often don't know what to entertain myself with after work other than books, drawing, and playing with my cat.
Sorry, this dialogue has gone too far away from the topic of diabetes.
but it’s your own private sound track (taste in music.) in your own ears? How can it annoy others or be subversive..What should people like me do if they find any sounds annoying
. I'm a bookworm, but not a music lover, I realize something's wrong with me if almost any sound annoys me, but I really don't even have a favorite tune. Occasionally I can turn on an audio lecture, but never music.
I play in a rock/metal bands. Spent 16 years roaming across Europe with our own material (90% I wrote.) it was fun whilst it lasted. Music is also a “lottery.”I never have a sound track in my ears because I have no taste in music and I don't like any music
you have nothing but my utmost respect..
I remember you posting about your wife's diagnosis @jaywak It doesn't seem like 3 years ago. Glad to hear the update, and I hope you have many more happy, healthy years together.
It all depends on attitude I suppose. Old age doesn't always mean catastrophic loss of brain or body use. Some die peacefully in their sleep, others die rapidly in a moment they weren't expecting. Sure in old age advantages of youth are no longer, but wisdom that may come with maturity makes up for it.What should people like me do if they find any sounds annoying
without irony? in my mind, the words "comfortable" and "below the poverty line" are antonyms, as well as good physical fitness in the absence of money for food. I remember life under default, when there were no groceries in the stores, when my mom made me nettle soup, when there was no insulin and test strips in pharmacies and you had to come to the hospital to get an insulin injection... and this is definitely not an experience I would like to repeat. I can't say that I have a psychological trauma in this regard, but I have a fear of dying In illness and poverty and I am prone to workaholism.
What are your hobbies? I often don't know what to entertain myself with after work other than books, drawing, and playing with my cat.
Sorry, this dialogue has gone too far away from the topic of diabetes.
Basically I don’t worry about anything I just deal with things not worry about them . Let’s face it worrying achieves absolutely nothing and it certainly doesnt help the situation .this can only be done with a positive mental attitude .there is always a positive to be mae it of a bad situation. For example I’m on dialysis 3 times a week to some that would sound bad, to me it means I get tested, scanned on a regular basis so I know exactly what is happening to me way before it becomes a problem , most people don’t know they have something wrong unit it smacks them in the face. There are a lot of people who are depressed ,worrying about something they haven’t got yet and will probably never get it. I don’t do that I try and fill my life with as many good things I can I live every day as if it’s my last cos one day it will be
Thanks Hopeful , yes them three years have flown by with many tears and sleepless nights ,apart from losing her hair Tina has had no chemo side effects or any cancer symptoms , she has had radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and is now having 6mths of chemo every Saturday morning and her scan this week shows the tumours are stable , it has made us look at life so differently and appreciate every moment we have
Oh @jaywak I'm sorry, I didn't realise Tina was still having treatment. That's an incredibly hard journey for you both to be on. I hope and pray that the tumours will shrink. Take care x
When I was a kid - the insurance company estimates said (as a t1) I'd make to to 50.
You're inspiring. I believe in the power of optimism too. There are many gloomy posts on this website (understandably) and reading yours above is a shining light on the way to deal with the struggle.
