We support each other too! That's why I'm hoping when he gets his foot fixed up, we'll be able to get fitter together. Me slowing to a stop won't do him any favours.

He won't be gone soon. He's 64! His mum's 100! I'm hoping he has another good 36 years in him, and want to keep him as fit as possible so he can enjoy those years. No coldness here - just a humorous look at the trials of aging, when it comes all of a sudden.