Here I am - 65 years old, look 75 and feel 85. Retired for ten years. Take heavy-duty medication for osteo-arthritis (constant pain in all joints). Dr says he's not trying to kill the pain - just take the edge off. Worked two labor-intensive jobs most of my life. Skipped meals and didn't eat right when I did eat. Smoked about 30 years till about 45.
Dr says the arthritis is from working - I just wore my body out. There is nothing that can be done, the cartilage is simply gone and can't replaced. My message is - Take care of yourself. Work smarter, not harder. Thinking back on it, those second jobs didn't get me anywhere. The more I made trying to give the kids the stuff they wanted didn't mean a thing. The more they got, the more they wanted. If I said "No", they'd just tell me how much they hated me till it was easier to keep working and not have to hear it. They tell me now that they love me but it's kind of late.
Not wanting sympathy. Just take the message to heart.
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