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Senior Advice

If you received your AARP Magazine this month, there is an article on skin cancer. It starts on page 26. This article is an important read. I noticed a few of the signs for cancer listed in that article, which motivated me to go see a doctor. Please take a look at that article if you get the AARP Magazine.
 
I went to the dentist today. Since I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone, my/our dentist is a family friend. In fact, our daughters played high school softball together. Anyway, during my checkup, I was asked to stick my tongue out, and my dentist gently grabbed it and then looked in my mouth. Believe it or not, my dentist is looking for several things but including any signs of cancer. For seniors, this is really important. If you smoke, smoked, or chewed tobacco, you could have cancer lurking in your mouth that you might not recognize. I have never done any of those behaviors but have had serious trauma to my face and mouth. It is important to have my mouth checked out in this manner.

Our dentist has a similar role in looking for health issues. Don't settle for just a check-up or eye exam. Please ask questions. By simply asking the dentist or optometrist what they are looking for OR asking them if they have any concerns from their examination, you can start a great relationship with your provider while also stepping up your role in your own health.
 
Risky Thicket said:
lol Yeah, I woke up and before I got out of bed I was already thinking "Come on without, come on within..." Where the hell did that come from I have no idea.
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I believe the lyric is "come all within, come all without"

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Fearandloathing said:
I believe the lyric is "come all within, come all without"

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I’m hard of hearing. I didn’t turn the captioning on. But I do know that within rhythms with Quin. It is then “come all without come all within, you’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Quin”.

Great song, no matter.
 
Risky Thicket said:
I’m hard of hearing. I didn’t turn the captioning on. But I do know that within rhythms with Quin. It is then “come all without come all within, you’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Quin”.

Great song, no matter.
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For game point...

Who was Mighty Quinn?
 
Every other Thursday morning, I play in a senior golf league. Along with one other player, we are approaching 68 years old. The Captain of the team is 87. We have 8 players on the team, and it is broken down into "A" and "B" teams. I am on the "A" team. Things happen, so the Captain, who is on the B team, had to substitute today with the A team. Before each match, we meet with the other team and determine which pairs are competing against each other. This is a "non-competitive league," and to my surprise, that is a fact. Players from both teams root for each other.

The point of this post is that while we were determining which pairs played the opposition team, I asked the Captain about playing golf at 87 years old. He mentioned a quote from the Shawshank Redemption, which alludes to getting busy living or getting busy dying. He actually plays in two senior leagues and practices that motto. That is something to think about.
 
Str8shooter said:
I can not sing.
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I have done a lot of things in the years I've been on this earth. Weird, varied things. But more than anything else, I was/am a professional musician.

You can sing.

It's interesting, because if you think about it, the idea of commercialized music, professional music, is a relatively recent phenomenon. There have always been great singers and then... the rest of us. And in the fine arts, you would find it goes back further. But I think popular music and the fortunes that can now be made in that realm tend to bring certain people and styles to the fore.

You can sing.

You might not be able to make millions and millions of dollars doing it, but that's not why people should sing anyway. You can sing.

I hope it sounds snooty or like a know-it-all, but this is one that's close to my heart.
 
While driving around town, I saw that the library was offering some activities for seniors. We have a very active library, and they sponsor things like book clubs and a reading program for seniors to read to younger children. If you have not checked out your local library, you might be surprised by what is offered there.

I mentioned earlier in this thread that our senior citizen center offers seniors opportunities to do so many things. One of the latest options is to sign up for a bus tour up the river road (Mississippi River) in the fall to see the Eagles and the changing of the fall foilege. They charge a small fee to cover the bus for this trip. Those who decide to sign up and go to this destination are responsible for bringing money for stops at Marquette National Park and then food in the town of Grafton. It is a day-long excursion. My wife and I want to go on this trip, but we will be back to watching the twins. I bet that if you check out your senior citizen center, you'll find a lot of fun things to do.
 
Check out your SS pay outs. My fathers-in-law's Medicare number was hacked .
 
I am middle age (49), but in terms of exercise, the more important thing we can do as we age is to lift weights. Preferably a full body workout, that is primarily big compound movements, 2 to 3 days a week (depending on how fast you recover). This should be with heavy weights (this is relative to your strength level). Don't think of age as a limiting factor on this. Obviously people lose some strength as they age, but it is not as much as you might think. When I have traveled to China, outdoor gyms are common and it is very common to see men at very advanced ages there still doing pull-ups (with full range of motion) and even muscle-ups. I have seen men in their 80s there doing muscle-ups.

Maintaining your health and fitness as late in life as possible is literally worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in your old age.
 
Str8shooter said:
If you received your AARP Magazine this month, there is an article on skin cancer. It starts on page 26. This article is an important read. I noticed a few of the signs for cancer listed in that article, which motivated me to go see a doctor. Please take a look at that article if you get the AARP Magazine.
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Wise words, thanks for mentioning it.

I grew up a towheaded boy who loved being outside in the bright Georgia sun. Later, I was at the beach every chance I had.

A dermatologist once told me that I was living in the wrong latitude as she carved out another suspicious spot on my leg. I've had enough squamous and basal cell cancers frozen or excavated from my legs that my wife says in shorts I look like a leopard. Who cares.

In short, I know what to look for. I also discovered what turned out to be a Stage 1 melanoma place on my forearm. Luckly, we got it in time, leaving a small scar after 5 stitches.

My advice to everyone is to see a dermatologist at least once a year. If you are susceptible as I am you'll likely need to go in once every 6 months or more, depending. DO NOT ignore something that looks questionable. Learn what to look for and be vigilant.

I've known people who had half an ear because they ignored skin cancer. I know a guy who loves to play golf and loves to fish who has had multiple skin cancer surgeries on his face - including his eye lid. The good news is there are specialists who even do eye lid cancer removal.

Oh, also do not dismiss skin cancer because you have brown or black skin. Brothers even get sunburned.
 
BirdinHand said:
Something else for individuals approaching their senior years to consider:

Downsize your STUFF.

Look around and say to yourself - do I really use and need all this stuff in my garage, attic, walk in closets, etc. Do my kids actually want any of it?

If not? Start selling or donating.

Also, look at your house and say “is this feasible for me as I age and/or can I make changes so it is”

As someone that’s now moved two sets of parents out of their homes in old age - please don’t put that burden on your family.

I can’t tell you how many piles of saved paperwork, etc I’ve had to go through - and how much time I’ve wasted doing such to try to find truly important things vs. copies of old bills, etc that were paid and the paperwork is just clutter.

And…😂🙄…no one needs the instruction manual from your tv from 1992.

If you want to stay IN your house in your golden years? Do you have a FULL bathroom on the first floor? Can you remodel to accommodate one? How many steps are there otherwise…how easy will those be to navigate if your mobility declines? Is the location close to doctors? Or is it a long drive?
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You should start doing this no later than the age of 50, in my opinion. Hopefully it won't be relevant for you, but you never know what can happen and better to be prepared than unprepared. You will thank you, and any kids you have will thank you.
 
Boots said:
You should start doing this no later than the age of 50, in my opinion. Hopefully it won't be relevant for you, but you never know what can happen and better to be prepared than unprepared. You will thank you, and any kids you have will thank you.
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I went over to my daughter and SIL's house yesterday and noticed that in his garage were five or six things of mine, including a very nice ladder. I mentioned that to him, and he responded that he was helping me downsize in my "tender years." :)
 
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