rtis4ever, I was 57 when I arrived at SR last year and made the decision, I turned 58 two months in and 59 a couple of weeks ago. I'm almost 15 months sober.
The impetus for my decision was niggling poor health symptoms which I initially put down to getting older.They had nothing to do with getting older but plenty to do with the amount of alcohol I consumed. What I hadn't bargained for with recovery was that my physical health improved so much I felt like I had shed 20 years and my mental and emotional health are continuing to improve all the time.
I run a fairly large house, a retail business outside the house, look after my 87 year old Mum who lives with us, volunteer online. Life has never been better.