How to navigate turning 50 - the half a century milestone

Flu jabs, fading eyesight and widening waistlines go hand-in-hand with turning 50, writes Paul D’Alton

With autumn/winter nearly on our doorstep, a friend asked me the other day: ‘When are you getting your flu jab?’ I nearly decked him.

I’m far too young, vibrant and healthy to need a flu jab. I don’t need to sit in the doctor’s surgery watching the car park fill up with mobility scooters and join the shuffling queue to ward of the dreaded bug.