Can't help, but this topic of "aging" keeps popping up in the recent months (or even years) - since, for unknown reasons when my eyes turned red in end 2020 - which I still, often, blame it on the flu vaccination. It sounds a bit like 狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心. It took more than 3 months for the phenomenon to subside - to date, the cause is still unknown, despite of the various tests I went through. That was just before my 50th birthday.
Following that was the includes another issue when I could not raise my right arm reach my head level... another one that haunted me for almost half a year. Though lots of hard work, it went off - this time, a suspected reaction to the 1st Covid-19 vaccine in 2020 mid-year.
What else?
My knee cap issue has not been returning on and off - not helpful even when seeing the doctor - as the only advice is to get me manage my weight. It's about wear and tear I feel... what else I do to mitigate this problem? I've been avoiding steps since, and I guess, I'm getting use to managing the pain (which is not a solution to the problem).
Shoulder tightness is always there... though sometimes it's relieved temporarily through body massage - not just posture, but also stress and pressure, I believe.
One of the greatest discomfort was my left foot tendon pain. I wonder was it due to excessive walking... the pain had been unbearable. It was the first time I thought, the sweat generated in the morning walking to the MRT station was from the pain each time I moved my right foot. It's the first time I learnt what's 寸步难行 . I had to resort to medication. Still experience the pain each time when I started moving after the foot rested for a while - nevertheless, it has been manageable. From now, I could better empathsize with people who can't move first, or have shown difficulty in walking and limping. I would no longer be impatient with them as I believe I could feel the amount of discomfort and pain they are going through.
The more recent right wrist fracture has also brought me to further understand and empathsize with people who are going through similar challenges or with some form of disability. The lost of power - to do many things - that I took for granted. This last more than 4 months. Lessons learnt in the course of my recovery, too.
Why this post?
I think it's a form of documentation of "LIFE" - before I forget. Yes, what happened in my course of aging? Too many little tiny bits to look out for. Yes, some posts will be tagged with "Aging Gracefully" rather than "Aging Problems". While I'm documenting some health issues I encountered along the way, it's not just problem - but each time, I would have (and expect to have) some ah-ha moments.
It's lifelong learning. It's appreciating life, I believe.
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