His hair is falling out, despite desperate attempts to coddle and protect every remaining strand. Then he notices he doesn't have the stamina he once had. He begins getting winded on escalators. Before long, words assume new meanings for Ol' Joe. The cells in his face then pack up and run south for the winter, leaving a shocked and depressed Joseph standing two inches from the mirror in disbelief.
Old age is less than two decades away, bringing eventual sickness and death.
The second enemy facing a man in his mid-life years is his work. He typically resents his job and feels trapped in the field he has chosen. The third enemy that rises to confront a middle-aged man is, believe it or not, his own family. These stormy years of selfdoubt and introspection can be devastating to his marriage. Such a man often becomes angry, depressed and rebellious toward those closest to him.