The Book of Old
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To begin, this story goes back to 1947 “The Age of The Baby Boomer’s Birth” and my birth year. For those of you who were born in the Sixties and beyond you need to pay close attention to everything you will read in this book, even though you think it doesn’t apply to you, it probably will apply at some time in your lifetime.
I will be starting with what happens to you from the time you reach 40 until… Until is the one variable to this story because it will depend on the age you were when you started reading this book, the age you are now and the age you will be when you die.
Now, get ready for some facts about aging that you may or may not have heard about. Be ready to laugh out loud when you realize that most of these facts we all will experience at some time in the future if you haven’t already!
Just remember one thing, everyone may experience these aging exploits in any combinations of order. What may happen to you at age 45 may happen to someone else at age 50. Don’t be discouraged, you will get your chance to share these delights of aging in your own good time, unless of course you’re dead.
Let’s not forget the ever-changing world from playing “Buck Rogers and his space ship” in the crawl space of your home to “man landing on the moon and beyond” (Please don’t ask who Buck Rogers was).
When I first thought about writing this book I was talking to my brother after he had a hip replacement, a fall 10 months later that broke his other hip and just when the broken hip was almost healed he slipped on a throw rug and broke both bones in his lower leg.
I called him and jokingly said, “Hey Bob you didn’t read the book, did you?” He questioned me as to what book and I said, “The Book of Old”. Of course, he hadn’t heard of this book but that was because I hadn’t written it yet.
I have now decided it is time to write this book and share all phases of growing old with those of you who cannot find a way (other than death) to get out of it. Chapter 1 will start with the big “4-0” because that’s when it begins. Remember, whether you’re a man or a woman you will now begin the “Cycle of Old”. In many ways, it will be the same but it will also be very different in other ways. BEWARE THE “CYCLE OF OLD”!
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About the Book
Nancy Knudsen never knew what to expect as she and her husband got older: She had to find out the hard way.
But navigating the aging process shouldn’t be a mystery, which is why she wrote this insightful, enlightening, and entertaining guide on what it really means to turn forty, fifty, sixty, and onward.
You’ll get your chance to share in the delights of aging in your own good time—unless, of course, you’re dead.
As you progress from age forty to forty-five, you’ll find that you need a few minutes to relax when you get home from work before taking that walk or lifting those weights.
Many men will start looking back, and instead of seeing accomplishments, they’ll see what they haven’t done, which is the male version of menopause.
Women can expect mood swings, hot flashes at the worst times, night sweats, sleep disruptions, and the slow but inevitable waning of a certain monthly visitor.
No matter how old you are now, you’ll be equipped to make smart decisions and find comfort in knowing that you’re not alone with the humorous insights and practical advice in The Book of Old.
About the Author
Nancy Knudsen has been with her current husband for thirty-four years. She raised three children and has six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She has spent twenty years in sales, owned a business for fifteen years, worked in public and social services for ten years, and is a wildlife artist whose work has been featured at the National Wildlife Visitors Center in Maryland. Visit her website at www.callknudsenart.com.