Well on Easter Saturday the 30th March 2013 I turned 80 years old.  I don't feel that old, but then how are you supposed to feel when you are 80? Questions, questions. 

Really, when you think back over the years, I wondered at one time if I would ever reach 50, let alone 80.  Wow!!! am I supposed to be old, with a walking stick or a walking frame?  Am I supposed to go to pensioner clubs and play cards and listen to everyone's ailments including my own?

I really don't know but what I do know is, I don't feel old, I don't go moaning about bad health, or grey hair, or my arthritis.  I don't have bad health and yes I do have arthritis, but no pain so nothing to moan about there. Yes my hair is going grey in patches, so what! What are artificial colours for?  None of my friends do these things either and whilst they are younger than me, they are all in their 70's.

So what makes my life different to those other people who do look old, who have walking frames, and go to pensioner clubs and sit around contemplating their demise.?  I know my paternal grandparents were really old, or so I thought, they both passed away when I was 6 and 9 years of age and I always thought of them being old.  I found out recently that they were only in their early 60's when they passed on.

For me and my friends, we all have our laptops, and our mobile phones, I have a smart phone and an Ipad, I blog nearly every day, love Facebook, and linkedIn, and other social sites, but best of all I am still working.

I worked full time until I was 69 then I went to part time until I was 72 however, during this part time period in my normal job I was also doing part time as a Herbalife Distributor, helping others to be healthy and live a great life.

I have now been doing this for 11 years. I strongly believe that this is why I am so fit and active, never lonely and always full of energy.  A great company and great products, just good nutrition for your body daily.

16 years ago I was diagnosed with Scleraderma and severe osteo-arthritis, I was in hospital on oxyen up to 3 times a week and was told I would have to take steroids, I refused this treatment, so the Doctors told me that I would probably only have 10years and I would probably be dead or in a wheel chair with a feeding tube, quality of life would be zilch.

I took my chances, then 11 years ago I found Herbalife, not for my health but to lose weight. I lost 6kgs in the first week and went down a dress size, and over 90 days lost 15 kgs and 3 dress sizes.  However it was about 5 months before I realised I had not been in hospital for 5 months.

Today at 80 I am so unbelievably well, I have arthritis without pain, my Scleraderma is still there but just in the back ground.  I have a lot of side effects from the Scleraderma, but I am not in pain, & don't dwell on these problems, just get on with life. I am still monitored by the Specialists who can't believe how well I am.

Enough of the sickness side. My life has had it up's and downs but I have moved on from the downs, and am very positive about my life.  I intend to live to 105.  My Mum lived to 95 without Herbalife I reckon I can live to 105 with it and with all my faculties about me.

Life really has been kind to me, I have 3 lovely children and 6 lovely grand children and 4 lovely great grand children, I am blessed.  I have had 3 husbands and have outlived them all.  I have been on my own now for 10 years this October, Steve my last husband passed away after only 2 1/2 years of marriage.  He was such a lovely man and we were so happy, but it was not to last, the good Lord took him when it was his time.  I miss him terribly.

Well I am going to look forward to the next 10 years and perhaps I will be privileged to see some great great grandchildren.  Who knows, only the good Lord knows when your time is up, in the meantime I am enjoying life living it to the full, and looking forward to the next era in this amazing world.

Thank you for reading the ramblings of an 80 year youngster.

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Have a happy life.
Sorry some photos the computer won't let me download.