Letters to the Editor

• More sand than expected in the ol' Hourglass

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  Middle-age? At 43 I have now, officially outlived both of my parents. Their lives were shortened by a variety of illnesses, both genetic and self-inflicted (smoking, drinking etc.) Watching my father slowly, painfully die when I was in my early teens, and then my mother go through the same thing before I turned 22, I figured that right then, at my mother's funeral, I was probably already at (or perhaps past) my own middle-age. I didn't expect to see 42... Most days I still don't expect I'll see 50...but an odd thing has happened - in spite of the elevated cholestrol, and about 40 extra pounds, I remain healthier than I ever expected I would.

  Yes, I got reading glasses last year. Yes my hair is migrating from my head, and yes, I'm having trouble remembering which Clash songs were on which Clash albums... but I DO find myself asking a new question: What on earth am I going to do if, by some mad chance, I DO manage to live to 75+ ...and would I even want to? I don't have an answer yet, but if you'll excuse me, I have to go do some cardio.

  Permalink Tuesday, June 5, 2007 11:53 PM