At what age did this start happening to you?

[J322Y]

Excellent!

There is a current attempt to get more kids involved in this sport. -Looks like it is working...

To be completely honest, I am immature....

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I get a bit concerned when I look back at old threads. I see that many of the posters haven't posted anything in three or four years.

 

[abnfrog]

dr bill im sorry to hear that , I hope you can beat it , I HATE that desease , it took both my parents ...gods speed to you

 

[Bubblesong]

I first used SCUBA back in 1962 and am 70 years old today. Was diving up until July when a surgeon discovered my cancer had returned. No one ever even suggested I was too old to dive! I have friends in their 80s who still dive. Tell those young whippersnappers to bugger off! My son and I are planning to get me back in the water, perhaps even during my current chemo regime.

Praying for your return to health! I hope you do dive and let us know how it goes.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

When my friend Shannon Helms was going through chemo she dived because she said the weightlessness made her feel better.

 

[AfterDark]

Someone should resurrect this post every 5 years.

See if the divers who have posted about diving respond to see how many from 2011-2012 who said they would never stop diving are still diving.

cheers,

I checked my last post in this thread, it was 2013, 4 years ago, still diving. Thanks for asking.

Bill, did not know about your cancer until now. Sorry to learn of it. I had my 1st bout already and beat it.....for now.

Hope you get well and wet soon.

 

[Freewillow]

Dr Bill, sad to hear it. I wish you good luck in your treatment. Take care.

 

[wildbill9]

I was certified when I was 19, I will be 59 in 4 months....only thing I am ask is " where are you going that no one has ever heard of"? People seem to live vicariously thru my vacations.

 

[Russjstewart]

Sorry to read Doctor Bills bad news, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

As for the thread, my partner is 63 and I am 58 ( toy boy jokes are banned). She dragged me off to Chuuk this year, it was my third trip and her first. Two dives a day and the second last day saw us in the holds of the San Francisco Maru.
The only people who ask if I still dive are old diving friends who I haven't seen in years and who have probably not dived in years either. Most people ask us where have we been diving lately

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I'm 58 and Merry is 69, and yes I'm her boy toy.
If the ocean would ever calm down we would get back on our scheduled 100+ dives per year.