The village of Cayuga has a lively group of seniors who meet in what was once the LCBO. These folks have created a bright, welcoming center for all ages. They play bingo, cards, socialize and often take off on bus trips. This week they invited the new naturopath in town to talk about health and lifestyle.
When I came across this "notice that hangs in a city hospital" in England*, I had to share.
I'm fine. There's nothing the matter with me; I'm just as healthy as can be.
I have arthritis in both my knees, and when I talk I talk with a wheeze. My pulse is weak and my blood is thin, but I'm awfully well for the state I'm in.
Arch supports I have on my feet ~ or I would not be able to go on the street. Sleep is denied me night after night, and every morning I'm a sight. My memory's failing, my head's in a spin. I'm practically living on aspirin ~ but I'm awfully well for the state I'm in.
The moral is, as this tale I unfold, for you and me who are getting old ~ it's better to say, "I'm fine" with a grin, than let them know the state we are in.
* The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, D.C.Thompson & Co., Ltd., John Leng & Co., Ltd., 1965
(Someone once said, "Old is always fifteen years older than I am!")
