I am reading about aging.

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All this talk about president Biden has inspired me to read about aging. It is something that I need to understand because next year I will be 80 years old. An investigator about age has said about this "The real measure about his presidency, the one that is ending and his future one, must be centered in his politics and results and not in his appearence and his age". I have translated this so it might not be perfect. But the idea is optimistic. For president Biden and for myself. As I age I have changed what I do and how I do things. I have a paper with a pen nearby to write my grocery list. So I don´t forget what I need more than before. And when the pandemia started and Leticia did not come anymore, I discovered how to ask for groceries online. About 5 years ago I started to have problems with my tub. It was difficult to get in and out to take my shower. And I did not need a tub, I used it only for showers. So I remodeled. And now I have the most incredible shower and several holders just in case. I thought that I could stay here until my death but then realised that I was not using the second floor. And so I started to prepare myself, little by little, to sell my house and buy later a small, one floor one and have enough money left to remodel it. Thinking about it, this is not part of my being a weak senile old lady. It means that I´m still in charge of my life. Years ago I started to buy books with big fonts. If I could not read a book, why buy it! Life changes and we age. But we should plan for natural changes. My father and my husband worked until the very end of thir lives. They are my heros. I can´t easily clean the house as I like it, but I still own the kitchen. What´s your idea about aging?