Having elderly parents I have lots of stories I could tell, but the perils of getting older hit me more and more as I see them deteriorate.
I’m getting older - this fact I cannot deny Not quite ready for the scrap heap or to give up life and die My body isn’t quite the same; my boobies have gone south But I keep on smiling with gleaming dentures in my mouth Got a spare tyre round my middle now, I really need berating Get a bit more exercise - soon the tyre will be deflating My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday I rely on Tena ladies now in case I dribble pee Sneezing, coughing and laughing can cause a little wee My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday I have three pairs of glasses now as my eyesight is getting poor I forget where I have put them – then I find them on the floor My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday My hearing is it is going too, I don’t hear what you say I need to buy a hearing aid but I’m putting off that day My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday My once brown hair is going grey and now I’ve hit the dye I colour it quite regularly you can guess the reason why My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday My joints creak and ache and they really need a rub I must buy some more Radox and put it in my bath tub My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say My short-term memory is going I forget what I do or say I need to remember things I have forgotten since yesterday 21st March 2014 Submitted to 101 in a row contest #5 sponsored by PD Linda:-) Written from observation and experience … but I’m not admitting to anything!!! NB: UK Spelling of TYRE has been used
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