FanStory.com - Two Canes and a Walkerby jackie f

I am a writer and my two friends are an artist and a golfer. We are widowed and we live on our own. My friend the artist, age 82 has arthritis and still paints, now uses a cane. I am the writer age 87, fell and broke my elbow, still writes, now uses a walker. My friend the golfer, age 89 has neuropathy and still golfs, now uses a cane. We no longer drive. Uber has become our form of transportation and have no need to burden our adult children. We have come to terms with the aging process, not an easy task for our mind to accept, especially with so many changes and restrictions. We are learning not to dwell on our limitations but to ‘soldier on’ and to consider aging as a small price to pay for living on borrowed time.