Age . . . and Time

I feel my body creaking. When I hit 40 I could swear I heard a bell ring: the warranty had expired. My feet started it at 39 with plantar fasciitis, both arches aching and making it difficult to walk on campus at UCI. Then at 40 my toes ached as the nails were too wide and had to be cauterized on the edges. At 41 I was diagnosed with diabetes which rocked my world and completely changed how I ate. My right shoulder went out and I had a hard time throwing a baseball. Now at 42 I am having a rotating pain from the groin, to left hip, to lower back, and now to right hip. It is troublesome to move. I know its not the worst of things, but I paid good money for this body.