Years ago I worked with a doctor that fell and dislocated his shoulder. I was talking to him when he said that he slipped on the ice and said to himself “glad I’m not old, I could have broken a hip” Then it hit him, He was old so he started feeling his legs and hips.
Well, last night I had that same event happen, no I didn’t fall again but I was talking to someone who said that we can’t hide from genetics. I started thinking of all the conditions I inherited from my parents like arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, etc, etc and said that those were old people’s diseases. That’s when it hit me, I AM OLD.
If I’d have known or paid attention to the genetics lottery we all play I could have done things to prevent or delay certain things from happening. I should have exercised more, stayed active longer and not found the couch as comfortable as I do. I could have watched my weight rather than my expanding waistline. I could have done so many things so I’d be able to do much more now.
I wonder if I start today could I turn back time?
