Getting older sucks.

I'm 58, I shall be 59 in July and can hardly believe I've reached this age, it seems only last month I was 35, what the hell happened??!!

I'm not very keen on this getting older lark, it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have hypermobility syndrome and severe arthritis but they have taken their toll and I am in pain all the time, can't do what I want to and walking has become a problem. I use a mobility scooter nowadays, not that I want to but needs must, I can't walk without pain so what alternative do I have?

The big problem facing us at the moment is hubby and his feet. To say they are manky is an understatement! He is going in hospital on Thursday for an operation to remove his bunion and realign three toes, he's going to be in plaster and on crutches for six weeks. Six weeks!!! He won't be able to drive for about six weeks, I can't drive, this means we are in the @#+**+##@ He not only drives me where I need to go, shopping, visiting, etc., he also does a lot of things around the house I can't manage, so we shall both be reliant on the kindness of family and friends. Our two dogs need walking, we need shopping, we need to leave the house! Yes I have the mobility scooter, which he tells me he will be borrowing, but then we have to go out one by one! I have a small scooter which folds and goes in the boot of the car, not much use if we aren't going out in the car! He could use the smaller scooter to get around the village but will we both look stupid on scooters, and on a practical level the small one doesn't like going up slopes let alone hills!!

This could all end badly!

Getting older really sucks :-(