The Struggle is real....

You often hear people say that their bones ache when different cold fronts start to come through, rain, snow, etc.    The Struggle is Real with Arthritis.  I sometimes ache down to my fingernails.   My co-worker's tell me the same thing.  We all are aging together and thankfully can understand and encourage one another through or minor aches and pains.  

I am finding out that age really has nothing to do with the aches and pains of the "beast" I call Arthritis.   I know some very young people that suffer from these annoying aches as well.  I just think the older we get our tolerance is more difficult!

Becoming a Senior Citizen hasn't been the most pleasant experience.   I need more AIR CONDITIONER people!   I don't think that we ever need to turn on the heater here at work.   Why can't men experience hot flashes like women?    I holler out down the hall frequently...."I NEED AIR"   I tell them you can put on a jacket but even if you were butt naked you would still be hot!   Probably not the best thing to say at work.....but it gets the point across!   

Another thing that I have experienced while becoming a Senior Citizen is going to bathroom a thousand times a day.   Well at least it feels like that much!   Although when I was young, my nickname from my sweet daddy was Prissy Gayle (without the r in it)  Back when I was a kid, you could ride in the back of a pick-up truck.  Daddy took us on a trip to Louisiana to see my brother, he had me and my sister ride in the back of the pickup camper with my two older boy cousins.  Daddy knew that I would have to go to the bathroom several times so he decided to bring along an old Folgers Coffee can with us.   Of course, I had to go to the bathroom in that can!

My older cousin reminds me of that story every time I see him!    The Struggles Are Real!  

P.S.   To the young ones:  if you see your grandparents saving Folger's cans.................RUN!
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