Would you give up 5 years of your total live expectancy ...
if you were guaranteed to be 100% complete healthy for the remaining time ?
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th3r0n · 41-45, M
That's a very good question, I guess the answer would come down to how much I have left, I'd just about have to know that to make the decision
What if I had 5 years and a couple days left, not a great trade
But if it were, say, 20 years, 13 years in perfect health is far better than 20 years in who knows what condition
What if I had 5 years and a couple days left, not a great trade
But if it were, say, 20 years, 13 years in perfect health is far better than 20 years in who knows what condition
th3r0n · 41-45, M
@SquirrelGirl it’s a good deal for a young person in general, but while I could potentially live to be over 100, anyone can die at any time, and some young people could have less time left than I do
Hard to have a reasonable answer without knowing how much time you have, to evaluate quality vs quantity
Hard to have a reasonable answer without knowing how much time you have, to evaluate quality vs quantity
th3r0n · 41-45, M
@SquirrelGirl well my great grandfather lived to 110 if I recall, and nearly all the way was capable of working on a farm
Depending on how active I remain, I might have quality of life as long as I live
Depending on how active I remain, I might have quality of life as long as I live
SquirrelGirl · F
@th3r0n of course... some people do. but people dieing alone in a nursing home is becoming more and more normal. i cant find it now but i read a statistic that about 15% of the people over 80 dieing dont even have anyone organizing a funeral for them
th3r0n · 41-45, M
@SquirrelGirl I believe that, I’ve had older friends and it seems like they have less and less friends as they get older, and at that age sometimes all your family is dead, it becomes pretty depressing