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lillypaddle

(9,580 posts) Sun Nov 27, 2016, 06:03 PM Nov 2016

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So, with all the BIG problems we are facing... [View all]

am I the only one concerned or fixated on supposedly superficial things like old age changes in my body? I reached into a box of dog biscuits today to get the last one out, and SLICED my arm on the cardboard edge. Oh, my skin, my hands have big fat purple veins and old person ridges. When I bump my arm, it looks as though I've been beaten.

This is freaking me out. Apparently aging isn't for the faint of heart. Yes, I know I'm blessed to still be alive, but DAMN!

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So, with all the BIG problems we are facing... [View all] lillypaddle Nov 2016 OP

We learn to cope, to problem-solve our situations. No Vested Interest Nov 2016 #1

All good ideas lillypaddle Nov 2016 #6

Old skin is very friable alfie Nov 2016 #2

I've noticed the skin changes mentioned here. Most of the time I don't even know Tess49 Nov 2016 #3

Reminds me of the time in the gynocologist's office, body exposed, No Vested Interest Nov 2016 #4

Yes. It's a new discovery almost every day. Especially when I've been working in the yard. Tess49 Nov 2016 #5

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