The inability to do things for myself.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am genuinely buzzed about it! I think we just keep getting better, smarter, wiser, truer, happier.
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I saw them recently on their morning walk, and they caused me a pang. I have always wanted a pug and now I can't have one, because buying a puppy when you are too old to take it for walks is unfair. There are dog-walkers, of course; but the best part of owning a dog is walking with it, enjoying its delight when it detects the signs that a walk is imminent, and its glee when its lead is unsnapped and it can bound off over the grass, casting cheerful looks back at you from time to time to make sure that you are still in touch.
Possible dementia.
Losing my eyesight – I live for the view, and the sunset and the sunrise.
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My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
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