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Nearly Sane

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How long do you want to live?
« on: October 12, 2016, 07:36:14 PM »

Having seen my father lose himself in dementia, definitely before then. However this underlines the rising cost of pensions in the UK to us all, combined with the health costs.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37568662
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ad_orientem

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Re: How long do you want to live?
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2016, 08:01:19 PM »
As long as possible but at least until I can become a cantankerous old man.
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Re: How long do you want to live?
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2016, 08:08:05 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on October 12, 2016, 08:01:19 PM
As long as possible but at least until I can become a cantankerous old man.
why wait till old age to assume the mantle of cantankerosity?
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Re: How long do you want to live?
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2016, 08:28:13 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 12, 2016, 08:08:05 PM
why wait till old age to assume the mantle of cantankerosity?

I certainly didn't, and a very tall friend of mine hasn't either - join us ad (for most of us it comes naturally).  :)

This article on the elderly from the novelist Christopher Fowler's blog is worth a read (as his is blog).

http://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/blog/2016/09/30/and-her-mother-came-too/
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Re: How long do you want to live?
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2016, 10:06:17 PM »
I want to live for as long as my body and mind are functioning reasonably well then I might take a one-way trip to Switzerland.
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Re: How long do you want to live?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2016, 12:32:28 PM »
I want to live as long as I am able to function reasonably well mentally and not be a burden to my family.
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