I didn’t think I’d care - I breezed past 60 - but I find that I do. It’s partly that I’ve teetered into the category of “elderly”. It’s partly that The End is looming. My mother died at 90. Dementia took her last five years. I’m 73. I try not to do the maths.
Yes, it’s true you “get more admired”. “Isn’t she marvellous for her age!!” Boak.
You still care? You don’t go into higher age categories anymore. You just get more admired the older you are.
I didn’t think I’d care - I breezed past 60 - but I find that I do. It’s partly that I’ve teetered into the category of “elderly”. It’s partly that The End is looming. My mother died at 90. Dementia took her last five years. I’m 73. I try not to do the maths.
Yes, it’s true you “get more admired”. “Isn’t she marvellous for her age!!” Boak.
The end depends on how rich you are nowadays.