the aged P, 90 in two weeks, says similar. 'getting old is awful but, man alive, it beats the alternatives'
the 'awful' comes from his having been going progressively blind for over the last 10 years; he was dealing with it pretty well then his legs 'went' meaning he can no longer walk miles to the pub everyday! He survived prostate cancer, skin cancer; on his face too - nasty, and lung cancer, being sent down the pit at 14, being a paratrooper during ww2. all round hero in my eyes.
PC killed my f-i-l though in his 70's. it is a bit of a lottery.