yes.. time waits for noone. I am also surely feeling my age. I saw a dr. recently and did that grip test.. he was shocked. he said my score was the highest he had seen. I looked it up and I have the grip strength of a 25 y/o. (I just turned 51) I guess the lifting weights it paying off now.

I also feel ya about the parent getting old and having issues. My mom is now 81 and has a bit of dementia. My dad is still strong and very lucid, and just suffers athritis. ☺️🙏