What bothers you the most on 'Ageing' and getting older?

Whenever a single word vanishes I think of it as a brain cell dying. THAT brain cell. After a while I'll plug in the space with a replacement or reuse the old word with the help of a reminder and I think of it as creating a new brain cell. When the old cells start dying faster than the replacements can be filled is probably the beginning dementia :)

A friend died of brain cancer and whole subject areas vanished, one at a time, fast. And there was no replacement. Like suddenly he couldn't add, or subtract, or even had a clue what 2+2 would be. A few weeks later he couldn't read.

What was most impressive, what seemed to bother him most, was that he was unprepared to die. Unfinished business, and no idea how to make his new house payment. Like getting in line to check out of the supermarket and realize you left your wallet, credit cards, money at home. I have the same fear. I'm not ready to die and the clock is ticking. I'm reasonably healthy and my replacement words keep up with my forgotten words, but I know the clock is ticking.

Very true! At one point I decided to let it all hang out and let them block me if that makes them happy. But I forgot your name Carla, sorry, what was your name again? Your words are sensitive and true.

What bothers me the most is getting closer to death….only 2 men in my direct line ancestry have lived longer than I already have, and I don’t like that I’m slowing down & getting tired more easily.

Yes the forgetfulness and not being able to do the things I used physical stuff ,,, and it just hurts to move around ,,,

I have no intention of growing old gracefully!