Upon further reflection on the subject, I'm not sure if Emmanuel actually wants to die at 75, so much as accept death at 75 if the alternative is costly, inconvenient and life limiting drugs and procedures and a reduced quality of life.
75 is good age to die?
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I've always looked at life as being pretty much a crapshoot.I've seen people died at very young ages who took care of themselves and had a good outlook on life.
and I've seen miserable old turds drink a bottle of vodka a day up until 75 years old and then switch to a case of beer and still go strong at 88 with very little ill effects except making everybody around him miserable.
if you look closely on the bottom of your feet there is an expiry date stamp their.
and I've seen miserable old turds drink a bottle of vodka a day up until 75 years old and then switch to a case of beer and still go strong at 88 with very little ill effects except making everybody around him miserable.
if you look closely on the bottom of your feet there is an expiry date stamp their.
So true. A classmate of mine died in her early 20's. A gymnast in high school... a stomach you could bounce a quarter off of... always into keeping fit... died of a massive heart attack while teaching gymnastics.
You never know for whom the bell tolls.
As it should be, but this was one of the fools that wrote Obamacare and wants this for everyone.
Dad turns 80 on the 22nd. He lost his pride ten years ago to prostate cancer, his leg four years ago to a chainsaw accident and his mind two years ago to Altzheimers. Mixed feelings? You bet. Want to see him gone? Never.
Nature and health care restrictions are cruel enough. Who needs bean counters to decide?
Put them in the care of the poor, I'm thinking most of them would champion better living conditions for the poor. Make the cut-off 65 and start with the riches and work back as putting the old poor under the care of the not so old poor has trouble written all over it.
I can appreciate people wanting to avoid grief but under the same conditions somebody in that condition might want (those) people to stop saving him from near fatal accidents.
It's a crap shoot, Twila. I don't know how to prepare for my death other than to try not to leave any bills for someone else to get stuck with. I try to prepare to keep on living, knowing it probably won't last indefinitely. Eat sensible balanced meals, get lots of exercise, wear your seat belt, take it easy with booze and tobacco, keep an optimistic attitude, avoid ice, snow and water and don't worry. And don't let any A$$holes talk you into buying a whack of life insurance, spend the money in the casino instead.
I think I would take up wilderness rafting after my 3rd HA, whoops forgot the 15 meds a day. As the body wears out and braeks down the fear of 'leaving it behind' gets less and less important to the one wearing it. The ones not in it will have the rougher time when departure takes place. Even then they are just witnessing where they will also be some day. Who am I to begrudge a life going before that age if the person who owns it has a different view. Cut off the meds at a certain age and give them cash for the money they are saving with the understanding they have to spend it all on themselves in full every month. Or we could up them and just call it 'survival of the unfittest'.
You mean for yourself or for your noisly no good neighbors?
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That's fine, I'm sure that love would give her the strength to unplug him if that is what he wanted. The point is, unless I get to decide the time and date for the one suggesting 76 as a good time then it is unlikley somebody choosing for me is not going to be welcomed by me and I assume that would cover just about everbody with a working brain. In real life my father would have faired better than my mother when one of them died before the other, no effort was made to change nature.
I have a standing "no heroic measures" order in my files - but no DNR (good thing because I'd have missed out on a lot of fun Grandpa years) Quality of life hasn't been great since the day a high-pressure hose trumped ability. Heart stuff made it worse. I can't imagine it getting any better - but I'd like to see the grandkids into adulthood
My wife has korsakoffs and no longer knows me or the children. We discussed years ago, this type of eventuality. She said she wouldn't want to hang on. I don't wish for her death but once she is unable to walk and communicate I hope for her sake it comes sooner rather than later.
I have the solution for me, bump me off 23 seconds before my mind fails as I can be just as happy sitting as I was walking, apparently. (that may have altered your world some but not an issue at the moment)
I can empathize. My wife - ex, but the mother of my kids and a good friend - went in less than 3 months with brain cancer. Watching Dad is much like watching the wife go in slow motion. You never feel so useless as when you know there's not a thing you can do.
Fortunately the wife is not in any pain (that I'm aware of). It's just a quality of life issue. It's impossible to know whether or not she is enjoying life although she is quite angry and has to be medicated for the safety of other patients. She's only 54 and can manhandle the other patients pretty easily.
nah I wouldn't put an age on it...there are people in my building well into their 80s and they do well. My girlfriend's mum didn't join a bowling league until she was late 80s but she was healthy. I want to live for as long as I can maintain my health...once everything starts to hurt meh, I'm not interested in just existing or just enduring.
and screw anyone who says I have to because they think it is best for me
and screw anyone who says I have to because they think it is best for me