Vision has been a problem for me, but it isn't as bad as it was after cataract surgery last fall. I was never athletic, but was always active. Now both Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis are taking a toll, but I am just altering what and how I do things. The layout I am building is not like any I built before.
My dad who is now in a personal care home was an athlete, very active, and extremely strong. Helping him with any home repair job put us in awe up until he was 86. Watching him now has given much food for thought. Yes, I saw how he altered what and how he did things as he aged, but since he can't participate in his hobby of choice, fly fishing, he still gets enjoyment from it. While lying in a hospital bed last summer he told my wife and I that he was reliving fishing outings with long departed friends in his mind. He still reads the fly fishing magazines at the personal care home. Once again, Dad is an example of how to age, he doesn't like it, but makes the best of it. I plan to use O gauge trains as that hobby refuge even if I live to have to stay in a home and receive constant care.
