Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Still Old and Tired
Yesterday’s post was meant to be a place holder, not a health report, but I appreciate the good wishes from you all. Thank you, thank you and thank you. I’m feeling better, but not at full capacity yet, so I’m taking another day off.
Have you noticed as you’ve gotten older that whatever event or exertion took a night’s sleep to recover from 10, 15 or 20 years ago, now takes several days? And as much as you are ready to get on with living, there is nothing to do to speed it up – it takes as long as it takes.
So this post today is another place holder while I take some more time to catch up, but it comes with an important announcement:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be the debut of The TGB Geriatrician, a new, bi-monthly column written by Dr. Bill Thomas. You know him from his Chautauqua lecture posted to This Week in Elder News recently, mentions of his book, What Are Old People For?, over the years at this blog, and in a TGB interview last year.
Given my current need for patience while my body reminds me this week that I’m not the kid I used to be, Dr. Thomas’s first column tomorrow is intriguingly appropriate, as it will be to you too. Titled Pinnacle of Adaptation, it explains why old people are the healthiest age group on the planet.
I am excited and proud to have Dr. Bill Thomas join us at Time Goes By as The TGB Geriatrician, along with Jan Adams who covers Gay and Gray issues each month.
Please stop by tomorrow to read Dr. Thomas’s inaugural column and welcome him to the TGB family.
[There is no story at The Elder Storytelling Place today. That too will resume tomorrow, although you might want to stop by there if you haven’t caught up with the excellent collection of Mother’s Day stories from the past week.]
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Comments
Just take the time you need. A post called the Pinnacle of Adaptation has to be a good post. I'm very much looking forward to Dr. Thomas' contributions.
I can feel for you very much about recovery: presently still suffering from jetlag. It is hard sometimes to know when we are experiencing gentle recovery or we are just stuck. All the best.
Posted by: lilalia on May 13, 2008 6:59:33 AM
Ronni,
You make me smile this morning.
Because you are a confirmation of what goes on in my body a lot over the last couple of years.
My son, 2 daughters and husbands and 2 grandchildren 3 and 5 came to my home for Mothers day to grill out.
Mercy me.
Family not familar with my kitchen, nonstop TV, 2 little ones
excited about being at grandma's, plus weather making it an inside day.
That was the picture in my smaller new home.
So yesterday I felt like a truck ran over me. Not much better today.
I loved having them - BUT - it takes a couple of days to recover.
We will.
Blessings to you this early morning.
Posted by: ernestine on May 13, 2008 6:59:43 AM
Yes, take the day off. Bravo to you for knowing what to do. It takes me three days of collapse to recover from a five to seven day work stretch here. And yes, so glad Dr. Thomas is joining you.
Posted by: on May 13, 2008 9:50:30 AM
It seems as though I have to add another day to the time it takes to recover every year. Now I need a week to get over any big exertion. The recovery time is longer than the fun time. I wonder at what point it won't be worth it.
Posted by: Darlene on May 13, 2008 11:25:25 AM
My introduction of Bill Thomas and his Eden Alternative to our local Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Senior Affairs has brought some attention to the epidemic of corporate eldercare facilities in this area. Still, the mistaken assumption that such places are economically inevitable prevails. We do what we can and little by little things will change. Thank you Ronni.
Posted by: Rabon on May 13, 2008 12:31:52 PM
Hope you are feeling better soon. There is a lot of flu going around still this year; so be good to yourself to keep your immune system strong.
Posted by: Rain on May 13, 2008 7:45:37 PM
Ronni,
I just posted a bit about the Manhattan Municipal Building at my blog. A New York State of Mind might be just what you need while you are in R&R!
The new bi-monthly column sounds fantastic!
Take care.
Posted by: Lydia on May 14, 2008 4:57:20 AM
I am delighted at the introduction of Dr Thomas. I hope you are your old perky (feisty) self again soon.
Posted by: Peggy on May 14, 2008 11:26:40 AM
Ronni, I used to go away for a weekend here and there. I'd spend Friday night doing the most essential errands that I normally do on Saturday and then go home and pack. I'd catch up on laundry, etc, in the evenings during the week. That was in my mid-forties. Around age 50, I started waiting until I could take either Friday or Monday off so I could have a separate day for errands and laundry.
Somewhere around 55, I started requiring a four day weekend to be away for two days. Friday for errands and Monday for catching up and recovering. There's just not much to be done about it.
Posted by: zenyenta on May 15, 2008 10:36:53 AM
