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What are the signs you've noticed that you're getting older? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (5 children)

At 30 you reach the peak.
At 40 you start to have small health problems that don't go away and are mostly annoyance.
At 50 you seek help because it's more than annoyance. You get your first permanent medication.
At 60 it's somewhat limiting and for the first time causing Intermediate pain.
At 70 it's debilitating and pain is a familiar companion. You might have your first seizures.
At 80 if it hasn't killed you yet, it soon will. You are probably an invalid or close to it.
At 90 if you are still hanging on, you are waiting for death and welcoming it.

That's pretty much it, ±10 years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

If you spend most of your teenage and adult years over the weight of 220 pounds you can move your timetable ahead 10 - 15 years. Permanent medication at 30 or 40, debilitating pain especially in the knees at 45, heart problems anytime from 40-60, welcoming death at 80,

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