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They said getting old(er) was going to be easy. Well, they lied. At least there are numerous mobility medical products for us aging generation. I thought I had it bad, but I recently realized that I’ve actually got it somewhat better than those older than me. I visited my elder 89 year old Aunt at her assisted living home several weeks ago. She is one of the fortunate few, if you can really call 89 fortunate. At least she’s this side of the grass. My family calls her Aunt Bagel, because her name rhymes with bagel, and well, we’ve just always called her that. She gets along just fine using her little ‘mobility walker‘ that has the standard-issued tennis balls under the wheels. They just never seem to loose that alien space ship yellow color, no matter how many times I take her out for a walk. She’s not the problem, or should I say she’s not the one with the major medical problems associated with getting older. At the mess hall, where everyone feels that they have to eat at exactly 11:43 a.m., you’ve never seen so many mobility scooters, wheel chairs, and every kind of mobility conveyance in all your life. Half of them are either lined up in a neat little row, or the other half are parked in the dining room aisles like obstacles to run over. In a sweet way, it’s kind of cute.

The other jarring matter is the tone, or should I say loudness, of the entire area. If you haven’t lost your hearing before you go ther, then you certainly will once you settle in for a spell. Shout, huh, what, not now, where, oh alright…… I should set up a concession to either sell hearing aids, repair and/or supply batteries, or rent ear muffs to the truly good of hearing. I feel just a little bad when I play tricks on the elderly there, such as to ‘mouth’ my words instead of actually speaking them. Iknow, I know, someday I’ll be in that situation and probably won’t like it. But hey, it really is fun, and you know you’re smirking over this confession. Admit it.

One last observation that is glaring, or should I say odiferous? And that is the overwhelming smell of BenGay. What is up with that?! Does everbody own stock in Johnson & Johnson? There couldn’t be a more plausible explanation for that over-riding smell. But God Bless them all, if that’s all it takes to keep putting one wheel in front of the other, then I guess I could overlook that olfactory experience.

So the next time you’re confronted with a mobility medically challenged person that shouts and smells bad, just think of the alternative………..Ummm, ummmmm good.

Till we meet again, I am and you’re not.

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