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Losing my lifelong partner & having to be alone.
Failure
Just thinking that one of us will probably have to carry on without the other for a while. It makes me distressed to even think about.
not being able to physically do things. like run and jump
Not being able to do things for myself and having to live in a nursing home
Moving on when everything else stays.
Being alone.
Afraid pfft bring it on
That the universities where I teach will one day consider me to be too old and will force me to retire.I absolutely love giving lectures and can't imagine a day without meeting students and sharing my knowledge with them.I am also afraid that my hubby will "go" first before myself,so I always pray to God that I will "go" first.
Limited mobility
Nothing actually
Alzheimer's Disease runs in my wife's family, and I will sometimes think about how sad I will be if my wife gets it, and slowly losing her over time. It can be crushing to think about.
Dying !
That my body won't let me do what my mind wants to. I hate to think of life without being active in nature, playing with my family, seeing the world, being able to help people.
Loss of health... Losing him...or leaving him behind... It kills me to even have a passing thought about it...