My dad is 80, he is fantastic for his age he really is. He has never had any health or mobility problems, but has just recently been diagnosed with cancer but its one that doesnt require treatment just monitoring and shouldn't effect his life expectency and doesnt have any symptoms so he is just living with it. He is struggling to come to terms with this . And taking it out on everyone.
My lovely mum is slightly younger but has started with some problems now such as arthritis in her knees , and shes very anxious. He hates all of this so much and wont make any allowances for it.
I do understand, noone wants to get old. But he seems different to other people his age. I dont know if hes desperately trying to cling on to his younger self or what but he does things like buy sports cars and talks about doing things over the next 10 or 15 years when in reality he probably won't be here then.
He acts like hes about 40. Dresses quite young. Goes to the pub regularly and gets drunk every week! (My poor mum).
He follows politics very closely and is very opinionated. The way he speaks and acts you would not guess his age. Whilst this is amazing, it does cause problems because my mum is falling behind. He never wants to stay home. He makes them go out every day marching round towns, cities, countryside, shops. All sorts of places. He drives like a racing car driver and refuses to drive a "normal car". He has a lie in every day and won't attend any appointments before lunchtime lol. He is very controlling of everyone and everything.
I worry about my mum mostly trying to keep up with him but is it normal to act like this at 80? I act and feel older than him at 40 as I am disabled! How will he cope if something happens to her?