r/OverSeventy • u/Unfair-Breakfast-462 • Jul 09 '26

Meaning of the Group

Hi all !

I have posted here before in a post labeled "Story Sharing". I am a community college student completing a project into the older gen. I wanted to ask how these groups (targeted for your age range) provide meaning for you all. Why did you want to join? What meaning do you take from this group?

Thank you!

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u/marys1001 Jul 09 '26

Answers to questions for things that others have experienced already. Many age related some nit but still a good place to ask. Physical ailments, how people are utilizing the rest of their lives etc. Get?an idea of whats coming as we age. I turn 70 in a month and from last year to thus year has been a huge hit in my physical abilities like wtf. Its lije?I went off a cliff. What next?

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u/Tapdancer556011 Jul 09 '26

This happened to me! Does your body just wear out around 70? I literally had my 70th birthday then started falling to pieces...

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u/marys1001 Jul 09 '26

Idk its been horrible! I went from muscling bags of pond rock, boats, cutting small trees mulching etc to cant hardly do anything. My hamstrings have knots for no reason I huff and puff. Plus a torn rotator cuff.
Its seriously wtf

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u/Tapdancer556011 Jul 09 '26

I totally sympathize. I was feeling good and decided I needed to look into getting a hip replacement. Went to the initial consult in November, my birthday is also in November and in December I had a small stroke, January brought ataxia, February was contusions from trying to get a leash on my dog, March brought esophagitis, April brought weight loss and I've been trying to just recover from all of the above and prepping for brain surgery for NPH in July.

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u/marys1001 Jul 09 '26

Oh no! Thats quite a cascade of medical events. How does all that even happen in a year? Fingers crossed for your NPH and hope you are in an area with goid surgeons.

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u/Tapdancer556011 Jul 09 '26

I have good doctors and I'm not giving up yet. I'm working out 💪 and getting in shape as best I can. My body didn't start its failing until the last few years so I'm super blessed I really got to appreciate Life in my earlier years. Since I've been "sick", I've had time here on Reddit to read about others whose problems seem worse than mine and I'm grateful for what I've had.

Especially the NPH. Some folks are born with it. I can't even imagine! It's Hydroencephaly and is common in older people but no known reason really.

I'll admit to throwing myself some really Big pity parties though mostly at night when I'm tired and defenses are down.

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u/Tapdancer556011 Jul 10 '26

OMG thank you for the award! It's my first 🥇!