Senior Health & Aging Support Group

Aging is an important part of all human societies reflecting the biological changes that occur, but also reflecting cultural and societal conventions. There is often considerable social pressure in many societies to sustain denial of the aging process. Join this community to discuss general issues with aging and senior health.

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BernieK 05/11/2018

Wondering if anyone is turning or has turned 60 or 70 recently? For me turning 70 has been daunting. Darker than earlier milestone birthdays. I want to know what others go through.

I started a website where people can discuss experiences and thoughts about aging in general or in particular turning 70 years old. http://turning70blog.com (Since the website is brand new, anyone who posts will get attention and response.)

Yaris 06/11/2018

Hey Bernie, I will be turning 69 in a couple of weeks and that number doesn't make me upset at all. I think age is a number and we choose to act however young we feel. I just think that at this age I know that time is limited so I want to enjoy the people in my life and do things that I enjoy.

BernieK 06/11/2018

Hey Yaris. Sounds like a plan!

BernieK 06/11/2018

Jeane,

Checked the registration system (using Chrome) and it was working, got the confirmation email in seconds. Please try again and if it doesn't work, I'll bring in the tech guy. Might be a Firefox glitch.

Think I figured out why I wasn't seeing some posts on this forum. Right below the reply box are First, 1, 2, and Last buttons.. I tried Last, but not 2. When I click 2 now, I get the latest posts. Didn't turn the page!

shadowlady 06/11/2018

When I turned 50 it bothered me greatly. You're as young as you feel. Good luck with your site.

BernieK 06/11/2018

Thanks, SL. Yes, 50 is big. I quit smoking for 17 years. Would you like to talk about your experience?

BernieK 06/12/2018

Jeane, sorry, I get so frustrated when I have login problems. I'll check it out with my tech.

Christed 07/18/2018

I am now 76,when I was 70 I walked 3k with no problem. I sure could not do that now. Thank God I was in good health until about a year ago..I have had some health problems nothing serious. So 70 seems young to me..I am thankful to have lived this.long. All i do now is just relax and take it easy. I have become a homebody and lazy. So all of you take care.

janie2038 08/30/2018

I understand how you feel about turning 70. I never considered myself as old until I turned 70 three years ago. That was the turning point when my health took a turn for the worse. Never had any major health problems until I turned 70. And now being older, I wonder what could be next as far as health problems go. Also, now that I am older, I feel at loose ends as to what to do with the rest of my life. I used to volunteer, but not sure if I want to do that anymore. So what do I do now??? Any suggestions?

BernieK 08/31/2018

Hi Janie,

Yeah, I didn’t think of myself as old until AFTER I turned 70. Tough to take at first.

There are a lot of links that offer MANY suggestions about what to do. My only advise is to follow your heart.

Best,
Bernie

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