How old do you want to live to be?

[DaveRar]

Old enough to marry my dream man and celebrate at least our 10th anniversary 

[Rod Hagen]

My great Grandma lived to be 104 and retained most of her marbles through 102, then they scattered quickly.  Were I able to do the centenarian decathlon, I'd be happy to live that long.

(I hate that Dr. Peter Attia starts out this video rubbing his eye.  Don't rub your fucking eye.  A doctor friend of mine was rubbing his eye the other day after touching several things, including my hand.  I said, don't rub your fucking eye, you know better.  Of course, everyone* rubs their eyes but everyone should also work harder to not do so *I've never seen my partner rub his eyes without first washing his hands, not once in 28 years.  He's infuriating).

 

How to Build Your Own Centenarian Decathlon

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By Mary Grace Descourouez, MS, NBC-HWC   We all know about the Olympic Decathlon (ten track and field events held across two consecutive days), but have...

 

 

Peter Attia Centenarian Decathlon list: Can we stay fit for life? | Nucleus

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Discover Dr. Peter Attia's Centenarian Decathlon List and how it can help maintain strength and mobility as you age. Learn more about his approach to longevity.

 

Edited September 6 by Rod Hagen
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[+ Charlie]

My mother lived to 102. No way I want to last that long.

[+ Act25]

My aunt made it to 102.  She was not happy about the last several years.  When asked what she wanted for her birthday she would reply "not to have another one".   

I used to want to live a very long life - now I'm not so sure; same-age friends likely gone, siblings likely gone, living in assisted living...

Edited September 7 by Act25
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[+ sniper]

A neighbor who had lost her only child said "Eighty is enough" and though she did get treatment for her conditions, she ended up dying a couple of months after her 80th. She had pancreatic cancer which they actually more or less successfully treated,  but she became so fanatical about controlling her blood sugar that when she got an infection several years later, she basically had "nothing in the tank" to fight it(she had gotten quote thin). But she was lucid until the end and was driving etc. She just didn't linger when it got really bad.

[+ PhileasFogg]

The day before the bank balance hits zero.

[+ Pensant]

On 2/16/2024 at 11:02 PM, pubic_assistance said:

I found that to be a very humane and beautiful way to go. Since we're all gonna go sometime.

I agree, but my early indoctrination that suicide would condemn me to hell would probably prevent me from considering that. Foolish, perhaps, but somewhat indelible.

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, Pensant said:

I agree, but my early indoctrination that suicide would condemn me to hell would probably prevent me from considering that. Foolish, perhaps, but somewhat indelible.

Uhh...  wouldn't that early indoctrination also convince you that some of your other activities would send you south as well?

(take "south" to mean hell or Florida... same shit, different name)

[Whippoorwill]

Many of us say we want to live only while we are healthy, active, have our marbles, etc...and that we will know when it's time to go, and will let go. Would that we will be so lucky. Having seen many friends die of AIDS in the '80s and '90s, and now of the diseases of old age, if you want to control whether or not you have a good death, you have to die before you are ready. That is, stop eating and drinking, stop taking your meds, or actively kill yourself while you still are lucid enough and well enough to do so. I have seen people, after a lifetime of saying, let me die when it's time, hang on for months or years because they no longer have the mental acuity or physical strength to do the deed. If you are taken to an emergency room, their remit is to save you, no questions asked. They don't ask for your Advance Health Care Directive. If you are in a Senior Living Center, every time you sneeze, you're surrounded by a phalanx of medical professionals intent on keeping you alive. If you are asked if you want treatment, chances are you will say "yes" even though in your former right mind the answer would have been "no." States that have end of life option laws are a great help, but even then...in California where I live, you have to request the drug twice, 48 hrs apart, then make the request in writing, then sign a consent to the pharmacy, then get someone to get the drug from the pharmacy, then take it yourself. Many people lose the ability to complete all the steps, and end up lingering for weeks or months. My only question is, will I have the mental strength to do myself in before it is physically necessary? I hope so. 

[CuriousByNature]

7 hours ago, Whippoorwill said:

Many of us say we want to live only while we are healthy, active, have our marbles, etc...and that we will know when it's time to go, and will let go. Would that we will be so lucky. Having seen many friends die of AIDS in the '80s and '90s, and now of the diseases of old age, if you want to control whether or not you have a good death, you have to die before you are ready. That is, stop eating and drinking, stop taking your meds, or actively kill yourself while you still are lucid enough and well enough to do so. I have seen people, after a lifetime of saying, let me die when it's time, hang on for months or years because they no longer have the mental acuity or physical strength to do the deed. If you are taken to an emergency room, their remit is to save you, no questions asked. They don't ask for your Advance Health Care Directive. If you are in a Senior Living Center, every time you sneeze, you're surrounded by a phalanx of medical professionals intent on keeping you alive. If you are asked if you want treatment, chances are you will say "yes" even though in your former right mind the answer would have been "no." States that have end of life option laws are a great help, but even then...in California where I live, you have to request the drug twice, 48 hrs apart, then make the request in writing, then sign a consent to the pharmacy, then get someone to get the drug from the pharmacy, then take it yourself. Many people lose the ability to complete all the steps, and end up lingering for weeks or months. My only question is, will I have the mental strength to do myself in before it is physically necessary? I hope so. 

I bet you write Hallmark cards, don't you? 

 

Edited September 9 by CuriousByNature