tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110655.post5145226717131617861..comments2008-11-21T09:28:50.908+10:00greenwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06503951554199147368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110655.post-59844141552561707292008-11-21T09:26:00.000+10:002008-11-21T09:26:00.000+10:00I relate to your post and to Kandice's comment. I'm only in my early 40's but I have a lot more in common with my not very well 82 year old dad than my peers or my very active 53 year brother. There was a big survey done (in Australia, I think) of women with Fibromyalgia and they seemed to function most like 80 year old independent living folks. I also agree with Kanidice's comment that your joie de vivre is apparent in your blog - I remember the bird song you recorded... that was my first read - and I'm sure your grandparents benefit from your outlook.Donimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525527107082626371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110655.post-56280130949725156822008-10-29T10:57:00.000+10:002008-10-29T10:57:00.000+10:00Hi Kandice! It is an odd feeling watching very active older people, isn't it? I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. Thanks for dropping by, and for your lovely note!greenwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06503951554199147368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110655.post-89732418962603360772008-10-27T23:13:00.000+10:002008-10-27T23:13:00.000+10:00Greenwords -<BR/><BR/>Yes - must hold on to the good things irregardless of the disease-monster who holds us captive.<BR/><BR/>On the extremely rare occasion that I can be out of the house I am struck (laying in the car while my husband does errands) by all the active grand and great-grandparent-types, hurrying about, shopping, taking walks, relying on their bodies in a way I can only remember. Odd to be so (relatively) young, stuck in not so much an "old body", but a sick, close-to-death kind of old body. So odd.<BR/><BR/>But, I have only to think of my mother, suddenly a quadripligic at age 25 and dead from complications by 33 to be grateful for everything I can still physically do, even as a person living in severe ME land. The list is so very long in comparison to hers. . .<BR/><BR/>I feel you have a kindred appreciation for what you still have, and your abundant spirit and joie de vivre are very apparent in your posts. Thank you, greenwords! <BR/><BR/>-KandiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com