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What worries you about getting older?Originally asked
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Pain and loneliness.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
Mostly the pain. I don’t want to be trapped in a body that hurts.
Nothing. I’m curious how things will evolve.
Nothing. I survived a cancer scare at 60, so I am just overjoyed to be here.
Not being there for my daughter.
About five years ago, I was in a play that was an unmitigated disaster. I had to rally the troops and go out every night.
Good self-esteem.
As a decent human being.
Recently, sending a negative text about a person to that person.
A few weeks ago, walking on the beach in Anglesey with my dogs and my husband.
I’ve never got through Ulysses.
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