Listening to the News, Listening to our Bodies

My husband has been feeling a bit anxious lately.
He used to feel reassured that we had prepared quite thoroughly for our later years, and he was enjoying life at a relaxed, unhurried pace.

But with the soaring exchange rates, growing national debt, and what seems like poor economic management by the government, he’s starting to worry that all our efforts might end up being in vain.

These days, he’s constantly on edge, listening closely to the news.
Even when I try to share his concerns, I’m not very helpful, since I’m honestly quite a novice when it comes to those matters.

I can’t help wondering whether that stress might be triggering his scalp dermatitis again.

On top of that, whatever illness my husband and I have been dealing with—whether it’s a bad cold, the flu, or COVID—seems to be almost over, but it’s affected me in an unusual way.

I’ve lost my appetite completely, which has never really happened to me before, and my weight has dropped to around 47 kilograms.

As we get older, we start experiencing new and unfamiliar changes in our bodies and minds, and I find myself feeling a little uneasy and strange about it all.