aging Archives - Living with Scleroderma https://livingwithscleroderma.com/tag/aging/ Reflections on the Messy Complexity of Chronicity Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 31053421 Trousers Rolled https://livingwithscleroderma.com/trousers-rolled/ https://livingwithscleroderma.com/trousers-rolled/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=6413

My grandmother, who was a stylish woman into her 90s, did not like growing old. “These aren’t the golden years,” she’d say. “They’re copper.” Now that I’m 65, I have a lot more empathy for her sentiments. I don’t feel old, and I don’t think she ever did, either. But our bodies have a way […]

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]]> https://livingwithscleroderma.com/trousers-rolled/feed/ 4 6413 Salt and Pepper https://livingwithscleroderma.com/salt-and-pepper/ https://livingwithscleroderma.com/salt-and-pepper/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:09 +0000 http://www.livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=1375 Next month, I turn 59. I’ve reached the stage when I appreciate it if people think I’m younger. One of Emily’s college friends was recently surprised to find out I am not in my mid-40’s. This felt very good. But twice this past week, I was mistaken as eligible for a senior price break—meaning 65 […]

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