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ellenrr

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12. oh, mopinko, thanks for the group hugs :)

Reply to mopinko (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 06:44 AM

Aug 2014

yes it can go bad quickly, and everything can change in a New York minute.
so we better be conscious of what we have while we have it. good luck with the farm. and yr gall bladder.

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Anyone else dealing with issues of aging + frailty? [View all] ellenrr Aug 2014 OP

HI, ellenrr, think we're related??? elleng Aug 2014 #1

Oh, my Dear Ellenrr! NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

I have had arthroscopic surgery for torn meniscus in both knees. (Not both at once.) enough Aug 2014 #3

May I ask how long it took you to recover from each surgery? I am in line to Nay Sep 2014 #29

thanks all, ellenrr Aug 2014 #4

Regarding things to do post-retirement... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #5

Great to hear of the work you're doing, SKP! elleng Aug 2014 #6

super! We must have meaningful things to do, or we just wait to die... ellenrr Aug 2014 #11

Meaningful things to do, or bingo? No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #18

boy howdy. mopinko Aug 2014 #7

oh, mopinko, thanks for the group hugs :) ellenrr Aug 2014 #12

Hi ellenrr. Ain't it fun? justhanginon Aug 2014 #8

yeah, accepting limits... ellenrr Aug 2014 #13

i dont know my limitations, at all mopinko Aug 2014 #16

Definitely aging but not particularly frail. No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #9

Hey, not too long at all. ellenrr Aug 2014 #14

DUers are very supportive of personal problems as well as No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #21

Far be it from me to tell you what to do, SheilaT Aug 2014 #27

I tell my "younger" friends" - the 60's are good years. No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #28

I'll be 66 in a couple more weeks, SheilaT Aug 2014 #10

Sheila T, remind me in 2045, and I'll celebrate yr birthday with you! ellenrr Aug 2014 #15

More about cataracts and the surgery. SheilaT Aug 2014 #17

I had cataract surgery in March on both eyes. RebelOne Aug 2014 #19

Yes. You should have been given several choices SheilaT Aug 2014 #20

Hi ellenrr Crewleader Aug 2014 #22

thank you crewleader. good luck with your knee. when the time comes. nt ellenrr Aug 2014 #23

Hi ellenrr ReRe Aug 2014 #24

thank you rere ellenrr Aug 2014 #25

Yeah, I started using those motor carts too... ReRe Aug 2014 #26