Fredo and Mike just emailed that age is mind over matter,
it doesn't matter if you don't mind.

I find that I mind quite a lot. I miss the physical strength, stamina and resilience that I used to have as
well as the loss of short term memory....lt takes me forever to recall names that aren't very important to me.
My friends and I just supply them for each other as we
converse.

I regret that Ted and I didn't travel more while he was
able to get around without a wheel chair. We are pretty
much limited to senior bus trips and though they are fun,
we miss cruises and camping and road trips.

My daughter and I laugh about being superficial but we
would be lying if we didn't admit that we miss our
youthful faces and bodies.

My words of wisdom along with Fredo's are just this.
We don't get a lot of "do overs" in life so seize the
day, even if it doesn't seem practical. Wring all the
joy that you can out of every day. If your dream is a
villa in Spain, go for it while you can. Be passionate
about something. Laugh a lot, almost everything has a
funny side. For instance, the Republican candidates.