How old do you want to live to be?

[jeezifonly]

We have a choice now?

[+ sniper]

On 2/14/2024 at 9:00 PM, jeezifonly said:

We have a choice now?

Well a few stated have assisted suicide now so if you reach a certain age and have some conditions you would prefer not to progress, you can choose to not go on...

Edited February 17, 2024 by sniper

[pubic_assistance]

4 hours ago, sniper said:

Well a few stated have assisted suicide now so if you reach a certain age and have some conditions you would prefer not to progress, you can choose to not go on...

There was a beautiful story in the news recently about an elderly couple in Holland who had both reached terminal conditions and chose to end their life together holding hands during the assisted suicide procedure. I found that to be a very humane and beautiful way to go. Since we're all gonna go sometime.

[+ WilliamM]

 I give more attention to the  men in my family, dad and uncles and then my mom who died at age 91

[+ Charlie]

14 hours ago, sniper said:

Well a few stated have assisted suicide now so if you reach a certain age and have some conditions you would prefer not to progress, you can choose to not go on...

I knew two people who made that choice last year, both in their 90s, whose partners had died during the pandemic, and who both had medical conditions that were making the remainder of their lives miserable.

[samhexum]

12 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

There was a beautiful story in the news recently about an elderly couple in Holland who had both reached terminal conditions and chose to end their life together holding hands during the assisted suicide procedure. I found that to be a very humane and beautiful way to go. Since we're all gonna go sometime.

 

@WilliamM's reaction to this was 'so... what?'

[samhexum]

[samhexum]

 

'I've been very lucky' 110-year-old NJ grandpa who lives on his own and drives daily offers tips on longevity

He lives alone with no home aid or extra help, cooks simple food for himself, walks up and down his three-level house and drives “pretty good” daily with no issues.

[+ sniper]

Hmmm...no quotes from his children. Wondering if a son assumed his identity when he died, like they think happened with Jean Clement the alleged  oldest woman ever.

[samhexum]

[samhexum]

[samhexum]

 

'Eternal youth' Vera Wang, 74, is ‘aging backwards’ in glam poolside swimsuit snap

Fans went wild after the bridal designer posted a sunny pic in a white one-piece to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday.

[samhexum]

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[+ DrownedBoy]

I'll stay alive, like others said, as long as I'm healthy enough to live a semi-normal life, and retain my cognitive abilities.

When I get too sick and might become a burden, or my chronic disease gets too bad, I'll just stop taking my pills. That's how my grandfather decided to go.

If I am diagnosed with dementia, I will end my life shortly afterwards. I've had older relatives who spent their last years as zombies lying in a nursing home bed. Just....no.

[samhexum]

[+ DrownedBoy]

On 2/11/2024 at 10:24 PM, samhexum said:

I have no idea how old any of my grandparents were when they died, nor where my maternal grandfather is buried.  And since both grandfathers died 33 years before I was born (1929 was not a great year in my family), when my parents were 22 & 8, none of those equations would work out all that well for me in all likelihood.

That's why I can't take life expectancy quizzes - I have no idea who my biological family is (and after foster care, I have no intention of ever finding out).

[samhexum]

• World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74

[samhexum]

nytimes.com

WWW.NYTIMES.COM

Is Partying Dead, or Are You Just Old? 
 

 

[mike carey]

What is this 'partying' of which you speak?

[+ poolboy48220]

I heard an interview with a writer who wanted to outlive her cats; she did not leave her furbabies alone or figuring out new owners. I'm thoroughly on board with that. My doctor told me I'd outlive my dog, but the way he answered, I don't think I'll get another. 

[+ Charlie]

1 hour ago, poolboy48220 said:

I heard an interview with a writer who wanted to outlive her cats; she did not leave her furbabies alone or figuring out new owners. I'm thoroughly on board with that. My doctor told me I'd outlive my dog, but the way he answered, I don't think I'll get another. 

This is a topic that cuts close to the bone for me (notice the canine reference?). My dog was a stray with no ID, so I don't know exactly how old he is, but when we adopted him from the shelter 10 years ago, the vet estimated he was 2 or 3 years old. I have never owned a dog that lived longer than 15 years, which is pretty much normal for most small to medium size breeds. I have been thinking a lot about what to do when he is gone, because I have owned dogs for much of my life, and my usual instinct is to visit a shelter and adopt. But is that a good idea when I don't expect that I will live another 15 years, and if I do, I probably won't be capable of taking care of a dog for all of that time (pets aren't usually allowed in assisted living or nursing homes)? Is it fair to buy an animal for my emotional satisfaction now if he is going to end up homeless when I am gone? I found my previous dog in a shelter to which he had been surrendered by family members because his elderly owner died when he was ten years old, and I could sense how lost and confused he felt until we adopted him. I see how often my current dog seems to mope since my partner died last year. It's a quandry.

[Luv2play]

My last dog died almost three years ago and I decided I wouldn’t get another. The main reason was I probably wouldn’t outlive a young dog. Also I didn’t want to adopt an older dog because that is when they start to have health issues. I was fortunate in that my three dogs had healthy lives but that is not always a given. 

[CuriousByNature]

11 hours ago, Luv2play said:

My last dog died almost three years ago and I decided I wouldn’t get another. The main reason was I probably wouldn’t outlive a young dog. Also I didn’t want to adopt an older dog because that is when they start to have health issues. I was fortunate in that my three dogs had healthy lives but that is not always a given. 

I've been trying to think more positively about how long I might live, so last week I bought a baby tortoise.   

Edited Saturday at 05:25 AM by CuriousByNature

[CuriousByNature]

11 hours ago, Charlie said:

This is a topic that cuts close to the bone for me (notice the canine reference?). My dog was a stray with no ID, so I don't know exactly how old he is, but when we adopted him from the shelter 10 years ago, the vet estimated he was 2 or 3 years old. I have never owned a dog that lived longer than 15 years, which is pretty much normal for most small to medium size breeds. I have been thinking a lot about what to do when he is gone, because I have owned dogs for much of my life, and my usual instinct is to visit a shelter and adopt. But is that a good idea when I don't expect that I will live another 15 years, and if I do, I probably won't be capable of taking care of a dog for all of that time (pets aren't usually allowed in assisted living or nursing homes)? Is it fair to buy an animal for my emotional satisfaction now if he is going to end up homeless when I am gone? I found my previous dog in a shelter to which he had been surrendered by family members because his elderly owner died when he was ten years old, and I could sense how lost and confused he felt until we adopted him. I see how often my current dog seems to mope since my partner died last year. It's a quandry.

Is there a shelter or organization that is looking for people to foster dogs?  That would give you a chance to make a meaningful difference in the life of a rescue dog without having a long-term responsibility to be concerned about.  But the flip side is that you might bond with the dog before it gets adopted by someone else, and that could be upsetting for you.  

[+ Charlie]

12 minutes ago, CuriousByNature said:

Is there a shelter or organization that is looking for people to foster dogs?  That would give you a chance to make a meaningful difference in the life of a rescue dog without having a long-term responsibility to be concerned about.  But the flip side is that you might bond with the dog before it gets adopted by someone else, and that could be upsetting for you.  

I have thought about fostering, but you have pointed out one of the problems: I may have a hard time giving the animal up, especially if I bond really strongly with him. Another problem is that sometimes fostering an animal lasts a long time, and he might have to return to the shelter if no one wants to adopt him and I can't keep him any longer. It also is often the big dogs that need fostering, because adopters often want smaller animals, and I, too, would prefer a smaller dog. Nevertheless, it is still an alternative that I would consider.