Sunday, March 28, 2010

March 28, 2010

When I typed today’s date, I realized that this would have been Richard’s 75th birthday. I cannot even imagine how he would have dealt with such a momentous one.

In the year before he died he hated how his body was changing at 59. He did everything he could to stave off the aging process: exercise, diet, and supplements.

Now that I have lived longer than he did I understand why he felt that his body was betraying him. Listening to creaking joints, momentarily losing my balance, and requiring several days of rest after a vacation make me mad. But it beats the alternative.

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