Somehow, someway, I managed to wake up to my 40th birthday. I know, I know, many people say 40 is just a number but it means old. Only 10 more years until 50. 20 years to 60. I think I may be having a mid-life crisis which started when a high number of people at malls started offering me facial cremes for my...wait for it... wrinkles. With each offer, they were clearly insinuating that I had a ton of lines and that I was OLD. It wasn't just one person but several and if several people offer you facial creme for lines...you must be old! I couldn't go to any mall in Southern California without someone mentioning my wrinkles. WTH! Now I am obsessed with my face. I bought face cream but it made my face break out. I bought eye cream and after applying once my eyes blew up like the State Puff Marshmallow Man, apparently I am allergic to eye creme. What am I to do with my wrinkly face? Years of not caring about stupid eye creme have now backfired on me! Now I look at my face and just see old. Sun spots, wrinkles, and dryness. Add in my knee pain, my general tiredness, and other aches and pains, and it all adds up to OLD! I just can't believe I am 40 years of age! I can't. How did I get here so quickly? Someone tell me. I demand to know. I look back and there is 40 years of memories. I can actually say that I moved to CA almost 20 years ago when I was young. My memories are all starting to blend together now because I am OLD. I can't remember what years things happened. Oh aargh when did I become 40...oh, the other day!
As a little girl I would look on my mom’s arm and wonder why she had such a weird mark near her shoulder. A few days ago, as the warm solution penetrated my bloodstream, I started to cry remembering my mom’s mark. The nurse asked me if I was okay and I told her I was so incredibly happy. As a diabetic I was stressed never knowing if I was doing enough to avoid it but also, keeping some semblance of life in doing outdoor things. I cried because I am incredibly grateful to the SCIENCE that made this possible in only a year. Less time for me to worry about my only kiddo should the worse happen. If ur on the fence...I’ve worked in entertainment for over 20 years and I’ve seen first hand how easy celebrities influence the public. Some do good and others well...I’m happy to have a little bit of the gracious Dolly Parton with me. Scientists on the other hand, very rarely get the recognition for their years of study, years of research and expertise contributing to (wo)mankind....
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