Being 78

 In some ways life is a paradox. IN some ways I never believed I would see even 25 years old. Then I thought I would be gone by 50 from heart problems. Then I made it to various other markers in my life. Then I outlived my own father by almost 10 years now (10 next year) because he passed away at age 69.

So, not to see life as a paradox where we can pass on literally at any time or maybe even with modern medical technology live to be 100, 500, 1000 or more years old.

Like in the early 2000s my hypothyroid condition hadn't been diagnosed yet. So, I would get bronchitis because of an undiagnosed condition 7 times in a winter. My doctor prescribed Sudafed to keep me alive and had me take it way beyond normal to where I was hallucinating a lot but it did keep me alive still until 2006 when my physical Trainer from Germany listened to my symptoms and told me she thought I had a hypothyroid condition which she has too. She had also been trained as a physician's assistant in Germany as well.

So, then I tried what she recommended which is Armour Thyroid because pig thyroid glands are so very close to human beings thyroids it is almost like Pigs were bred from human genes at some point. So, when I tried Armour thyroid my mind went back to being about 20 years old again and I felt young again instead of feeling like I was going to die all the time. I think this change in attitude of getting enough thyroid was a really big deal in keeping me alive at the time 2006.

The point is that you never know how long you are going to live or what you are going to have to go through to get there. Is this good or bad? It's usually both.

The question is: "Are you strong enough to go through all the stuff you will have to to live as long as I have?" That's really the question right there.

What's the biggest killer of people after about 50?

I would say "Panic" kills the most people.

For example, when I had a heart virus most people died of the panic from blacking out all the time.

Because if you panic even once as you are passing out from a heart virus you die because of the sequence it sets up in your body.

So, because i had whooping cough and because I studied a disconnection meditation with Tibetan lamas in the U.S. and India and Nepal I knew how to not panic at all and so I survived all this.

My doctor said to me: "Fred. you are really lucky because most of the time the only way to diagnose the heart virus you had is through a post mortem (after death).

So, learning how to never panic is one of the keys to old age.

Also, I have learned to know mostly a minimum about operations and procedures. Why?

BEcause I know enough not to scare. myself to death that's why?

Also, I learned to be stoic through my father. If you aren't bleeding to death or need stitches often you just think about something else other than the pain. He taught me to do this sort of like a soldier being stoic.

So, what is it like for me to be 78.

It's quite remarkable actually because I never expected to live this long or to be so happily married for 30 years last December and we will have lived together 32 years this coming December 2026.

So, living a long time can be a relatively happy experience!

What physical age is it the best to be?

I would say about 32 to 37 is the best physical age to be. Why?

Because you know enough to survive usually and you can have more fun because your body isn't all messed up yet usually like it gets after 45 or 50 for most people.

How do you get to be 78?

One moment one day at a time.

By God's Grace