My feelings about getting older are not too different from most people I believe. Plenty of people are scared or afraid or aging. That’s not to say all people feel this way. My main concern is not the mental aging so much as the physical aging. Many women and men for that matter, in family seem to develop illnesses/diseases in late adulthood. As a result of these complications they usually live a short life. I suppose I’m worried about the idea of having illnesses when I get older. Even though my old age is quite a ways away, I’m afraid of developing them just as my family members have.
My grandmother (paternal) has lupus, diabetes and kidney failure. Her lupus causes all her joints to swell to the point that she is unable to do every day things. Diabetes makes her need to take insulin and causes her to have to monitor her blood sugar level extremely closely. When she was only 60 her kidneys start to breakdown. She now only has 10% use of kidneys. She has to go to dialysis 3 times a week. It takes a role on her body where she can hardly even stand after each treatment. Recently she was hospitalized because she acquired an infection in her blood. My mother also has lupus and diabetes. Most of the people in my family also struggle with overweight/obesity and high blood pressure.
On the other hand I am excited about aging. Even though I have been forced to age more quickly than normal due to life experiences, I am still young. I think the only way to learn is to live life to its fullest. As you age you learn new things and new experiences that only age can bring you. Now that I have my son, aging would mean that I can see him grow into his own person and develop his own life. I cannot wait to see him, walk, talk, go to school, graduate, get married, etc. That’s the one good thing I can see from aging.
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