General Discussion

CTyankee

(68,197 posts)

16. good for them!

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:43 PM

Jan 2012

Now that we are seniors, we and our friends are all talking about going into/coming home from rehab after one or another body part is replaced. My husband, age 71, is coming home later this from rehab for a ruptured disc and I have had to make some significant retrofitting of our house to accommodate his condition (he was working out at the gym up to Thanksgiving, when the rupture happened). Aging spines, brittle bones, failing eyesight, are all part of the aging process. I never dreamed any of this would happen to us, when years ago I whirled around in Jazzercise classes.

You don't THINK you'll ever be "old," but your body does age, even if you've been in great shape in your earlier years.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

John Kerry broke his nose playing hockey [View all] boston bean Jan 2012 OP

Much more creative than the old "dooknob" excuse.... rfranklin Jan 2012 #1

Or the pretzel choking excuse. n/t bitchkitty Jan 2012 #2

More believable than the "choked on a pretzel" story. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #3

Ouch. Should have stuck to windsurfing. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #4

I tend to believe that... Jello Biafra Jan 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Jan 2012 #21

Ouch. That must have really hurt. CottonBear Jan 2012 #6

Everyone today is wearing a "Cage" with their helmets... rgbecker Jan 2012 #7

My granddaughter is playing girls ice hockey and even with the protective equipment and CTyankee Jan 2012 #9

Too old? really? I think it's fantastic that a man of his age has the madmom Jan 2012 #10

LOL, on my dad's hockey team laundry_queen Jan 2012 #13

good for them! CTyankee Jan 2012 #16

of course not. there are plenty of sports people can play as they get older. CTyankee Jan 2012 #15

Oglethorpe!?! I thought he was suspended? AngryAmish Jan 2012 #8

That young man has had a very trying rookie season, with the litigation, the notoriety, his Brickbat Jan 2012 #11

Where are the Hanson's when you need them? laundry_queen Jan 2012 #14

Yeah, those hosers never complained about broken noses. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #28

So was it Chara or Lucic? Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #12

Or maybe Timonen? Avalux Jan 2012 #17

I have seen soemone hit in the face with the puck sarcasmo Jan 2012 #18

I read the Huffington Post version of the story glowing Jan 2012 #19

That looks painful, politicasista Jan 2012 #20

I wonder if the guy thinks he's still a sophomore at Yale.... CTyankee Jan 2012 #22

He is politicasista Jan 2012 #23

I admire his courage, always have. But this is different. CTyankee Jan 2012 #24

Ok? n/t politicasista Jan 2012 #25

What sport would you approve of him participating in?? Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #26

My approval is not an issue and you know that! CTyankee Jan 2012 #29

Pretty ProSense Jan 2012 #27

Nah, I like Kerry, actually. I think he's a good guy. CTyankee Jan 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Jan 2012 #31

Is what he "plays" really like ice hockey? CTyankee Jan 2012 #33

Yep. He did politicasista Jan 2012 #34

well, how did he get injured as he was? I am mystified? CTyankee Jan 2012 #37

No 12 stitches politicasista Jan 2012 #38

probably not a good thing for President Obama to do either...so? CTyankee Jan 2012 #41

Ok politicasista Jan 2012 #42

Funny ProSense Jan 2012 #32

If my husband pulled such a trick, I would call him an "idiot." CTyankee Jan 2012 #35

Is Obama an "idiot" for still playing ball? politicasista Jan 2012 #36

No, he is younger. I trust that when he is older he will have the good sense to scale back CTyankee Jan 2012 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Jan 2012 #40