Would you want to live to be 116?

[Jennitalia]

Belarus Woman Celebrates 116th Birthday (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20040505/ap_on_fe_st/belarus_oldest_woman)


It's pretty amazing that this woman has experienced in life, but I don't think I'd want to live to be that old. When I get to the point where I'm old and crotchety, can't walk or pick up my one of 100's of cats, and poop and pee myself, I'm hoping that somebody will just put me out of my misery.

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[Furtherman]

If I could get around in decent shape and still eat sasuage, hell yea!

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[zoom2457]

Nah, I'd rather be immortal.

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[Patches]

and poop and pee myself,


Bah. To me, shitting and pissing yourself without social stigma is one for the plus column.

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[Tall_James]

If I could get around in decent shape and still eat sasuage

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white baby! Five years! Okay, what else you got? Said, two Koreans and one Negro bom with the heart outside.

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[JohnnyCash]

Thats a little too old. I would like to be old enough to experience life with grandkids or even great grandkids. My grandma is in her 80s now and shes in really bad shape. Shes in a nursing home and seeing all those people in their 70s and 80 who look like theyre 116 is really sad.

As soon as I cant take care of myself anymore-pull the plug.

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[curtoid]

When I worked at Smithsonian we had a volunteer who was a woman who lived to be 105, and she kicked ass. Her hearing and sight were off, but her mind was as sharp as anyone I have ever met. When her 85 year old son (!) died, however, any reason for living went with her.

One of my favorite stories about her was that her son (the 85 year old one), prompted by his children, was constantly trying to convince her to move into a nursing home - she lived in the same home she had lived in for over 70 years.

Her standard answer was that nursing homes were "for old people."

Sadly, when he died, there was no one left in the family to be her advocate, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren moved her into a home, without much fuss, and she died a few months later.

Some days, when the weather was really bad (either too cold or too hot outside) I would chide her for coming in, because she came by herself, using public transit (the bus!) She would basically say, "PAH! I know how to take care of myself." On one day she completely got me, by going into detail how when she gets home on these hot days, she strips all her clothing off, and cools her body off with a damp towel.

(((shudder)))

That shut me up.

She hated talking about the past. We had another volunteer - another old woman, but one that was at least 25 years younger than Nan - who would drive her nuts with stories of when she first came to Washington. Every day - the same 3 stories.

Finally, one day Nan told her to shut up: "WHO CARES WHEN MILK WAS A NICKLE!"

It didn't shut her up, but it did hurt the younger old broad's feelings.

One other time we were all out at a birthday lunch for the director of the department, at a swanky hotel downtown. We didn't realize it, but there was a long and winding staircase going up to the restaurant from the bar.

It dawned on me to go lend Nan an arm to hold onto as she went up the stairs, but by the time I got to her, she was already half way up, with no problems whatsoever.

Anyway - any ageism, or fear of getting old, I might have had were tempered by being around these folks. The secret is staying busy - both physically and mentally. The younger old woman, who acted older than the 100 + year old Nan, I eventually came to realize was ALWAYS annoying and old, even when she was in her 20s.




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[Furtherman]

Hahaaaha.. TJ... I figured that was headed my way as soon as I read that.

But I do hope to live as long as possible. I'd like to think that after you die you can go back in forth through time. I'd really like to see how mankind lives out its last days.

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[Jennitalia]

I dread the day my boobs wrinkle up and hang down to my knees. Who's going to want me then?

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[Neogoon]

There's a quote from Citizen Kane that sums it up for me:
"Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of."

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[Furtherman]

There are plenty of guys out there who like the wrinkly look. Haven't you ever seen Grannybangers?

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[Mike Teacher]

Hmm.. a debate topic id stir up the classes with sometimes when it was obvious other avenues werent working.

For me; it's Quality. I want to; at some age; write up a document that says 'if I get to a point where X, Y, and Z happen; please give me the big sleep; a nice Morphine Drip for starters; a little potassium cyanide or whatever, and I just dont wake up.

Or; we have it like Logans Run [holy shit who will remember That Fossil] where everyone lives to 30 and then gets 'reborn'.

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Here's the Question I asked my students; it's a Bioethics Q, like the Thread Title:

Q: If science, Medicine could somehow tell you, barring accidents, how long you were going to live; say to, within a year; Would You Want To Know?

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[Furtherman]

where everyone lives to 30 and then gets 'reborn'.


There is no sanctuary!!!!!

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[Jennitalia]

Here's the Question I asked my students; it's a Bioethics Q, like the Thread Title:

Q: If science, Medicine could somehow tell you, barring accidents, how long you were going to live; say to, within a year; Would You Want To Know?



We do have something to tell us ;P :
The Death-O-Meter (http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html)

My date is April 2055. I'll be 82. So I guess I'll have to start mentally preparing for saggy, wrinkled boobs and a shriveled up tookie :(

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[Crippler]

Your Armageddon's day is Apr -6 2052
Damnit, you mean I have to put up with another 48 years of this shit...I want a recount!

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I plead the FiF!

[Patches]

June 23, 2064. I'll be 85. Go me.

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[Freakshow]

Time remaining: 19963 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes, 53 seconds.

That's stressing me out

Time remaining: 19598 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes, 11 seconds.

The stress is driving me to drink alcohol and coffee and smoke.

Time remaining: 19233 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes, 13 seconds.

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I'm just the only one who's listening

[curtoid]

Your Armageddon's day is Apr -6 2052
Damnit, you mean I have to put up with another 48 years of this shit...I want a recount!


Haha

I get to live 3 more months than you.



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[Mike Teacher]

the death-o-meter rawks

Sep -11 2047

great! on THAT Date! Ugh.

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[CaptClown]

My date is July 2, 2048. I'll be 79. I hope my junk still works.

My date is April 2055. I'll be 82. So I guess I'll have to start mentally preparing for saggy, wrinkled boobs and a shriveled up tookie
And my nuts will be dragging the ground.


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