Old timer's lament

It's not enough that my heel feels bruised (plantar fasciitis) or that my allergies are causing my eyes to gum up, or that my voice is gone due to a head cold, but now I am coughing and running a low grade fever.

Add that to the worry of missing my volunteer jobs and that I want to be healthy when I go to visit my grandchildren later this month.

And . . . add to that my fear that I won't be able to get through the airport on the bum heel and my mouth is full of sensitive places that show up when I am nervous about things.

As I grow older I heal slower.

I don't have to do as much as I used to, but I WANT to do pretty much the same as always, so if I thought I had developed patience and tolerance before, now is the time to really hone those things.