Dear LPG
 
I am sure that it is not unusual as we get older but I recently underwent a minor operation and recovery left me needing to spend time resting and convalescing.  I have been unable to do many of the things that I normally do which perhaps, has given me more time to think.
 
The doctors have told me that I can now no longer eat grapefruits, something which is not my favourite food but I have found myself thinking about reframing the way I think with regard to food and completely rethinking my diet. I have found the very idea of being prohibited from eating one food item has left me feeling a bit stripped of control over my life and quite shocked. I suddenly feel a little vulnerable; as if I have lost an arm or a leg.  More importantly I have spent a lot of time thinking about my age as a result
 
It is not the biggest issue in my life but it is niggling away at me just a bit as I realise that I have taken so much for granted up to now.  I wonder if anyone else feels the same way?  If so, how does one overcome the feeling?
 
 CR, Forest Hill