What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?
As long as I’m of sound mind and capable body, I’m fine with it, but not at any cost. I’d rather shuffle off this mortal coil than drag out the suffering of immobility and / or dementia.
I think Atul Gawande’s “Being Mortal” is good required reading. Among other things, he talks about the smoke and mirrors of our species’s increased lifespan. (i.e. increased lifespan, yes, but too often at the cost of diminished quality of life through those additional years.)
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My aunt honey is 81. She had a stroke about 16 years ago and has had limited mobility but overall was ok. In the last two years she has physically deteriorated and is in so much pain. Her body hurts. She is slowing down. Food doesn’t taste as good. How long should she “keep going?”
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Sorry to hear that.
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Just what you wrote spoke to me. I didn’t mean to dump it on you. I don’t want to live long if it is just surviving.
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No worries.
Agreed. Well put.
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