she was 82 i think, had dementia etc and some cancer which i reported a while ago..
ill be happy to make that age, got another 39 to go i think.. if im lucky..
My dad, he's still smoking at almost 88, even with the probs he's had hes still going strong, but like he says, that could change at any time,who knows whats around the corner..
I guess thats why im over dads every day, dont know how long i have with him
on my mums side i have 2 aunts and 2 uncles left..
out of a ten member family, struth..
there in there 70's & 80s now ...
life is strange...
pricey43 said
03:54 PM Jul 5, 2011
A report on the T.V this morning said that in 20-30 years time they will have people making it to 150. Don't know whether there'd be any quality of age at that age though. I'd rather quality over quantity.
gordon_adl said
04:21 PM Jul 5, 2011
I've heard and read news about that. Scares me in a way. Sometimes I reckon we need to let mother nature do it's job. Wonder where we'd fit that many people on this earth. I wonder if modern medicine will end up keeping a body physically alive but their minds are useless. How old would on have to work if they knew they were going to live to 120? What would be expected of the children to take care of adults who are well over 100 years old. In that there is a shortage of nursing homes already, would the government and private sector really be able to afford this?
I for one, hope that when my mind and body start to go, to the point where I'm a detriment, I get to practice euthanaisa.
milo said
04:56 PM Jul 5, 2011
im trying to keep my dad out of nhs as long as i can...
jules47 said
07:19 PM Jul 5, 2011
I have a 90 year old auntie who is as bright as a button, really switched on - but her physical health lets her down, which is a great pity, if her body would let her she would run rings around most people her age! My mother in law is also 90 (one month apart) - her mind wanders all over the place, has dementia, and lots of health problems - on warfarin etc., has had pneumonia twice this year that required hospital stays, but she is still going. She is very stubborn!
ChiChi1 said
08:23 PM Jul 5, 2011
I have 2 ninety year old aunts. They are still in the home they have lived in all their lives. They have wonderful support from the local NHS, who pretty well taking care of most things for them. However, nursing homes are another matter. That said, with dementia there is often no other option.
jonathan said
07:35 AM Jul 6, 2011
.. my 94 yr old F-I-L bought his first chainsaw just over a year ago .. but my lads had to give him some instruction as part of the deal .. The old picket fence down the back yard has now been reduced in height .. but quite neatly !!
He got cranky when he was told to get off the roof too .. typical old 'C0CKY' .. he was just cleaning the avaporative air-conditioner ..
Still drives around locally .. threatens "Nanna" that he's gonna buy a motorbike and sidecar ..
dont yuh lovem !
Jon
hmmm .. censor didn't like the other word ..
-- Edited by jonathan on Wednesday 6th of July 2011 07:37:41 AM
milo said
02:07 AM Jul 7, 2011
yeah you sure do have to love them Jon, Dads flying over tomorrow, all arangements made.. too mortal we humans are..
well, another one of my mums sisters gone now..
she was 82 i think, had dementia etc and some cancer which i reported a while ago..
ill be happy to make that age, got another 39 to go i think.. if im lucky..
My dad, he's still smoking at almost 88, even with the probs he's had hes still going strong, but like he says, that could change at any time,who knows whats around the corner..
I guess thats why im over dads every day, dont know how long i have with him
on my mums side i have 2 aunts and 2 uncles left..
out of a ten member family, struth..
there in there 70's & 80s now ...
life is strange...
I wonder if modern medicine will end up keeping a body physically alive but their minds are useless. How old would on have to work if they knew they were going to live to 120? What would be expected of the children to take care of adults who are well over 100 years old. In that there is a shortage of nursing homes already, would the government and private sector really be able to afford this?
I for one, hope that when my mind and body start to go, to the point where I'm a detriment, I get to practice euthanaisa.
.. my 94 yr old F-I-L bought his first chainsaw just over a year ago .. but my lads had to give him some instruction as part of the deal .. The old picket fence down the back yard has now been reduced in height .. but quite neatly !!
He got cranky when he was told to get off the roof too .. typical old 'C0CKY' .. he was just cleaning the avaporative air-conditioner ..
Still drives around locally .. threatens "Nanna" that he's gonna buy a motorbike and sidecar ..
dont yuh lovem !
Jon
hmmm .. censor didn't like the other word ..
-- Edited by jonathan on Wednesday 6th of July 2011 07:37:41 AM
Dads flying over tomorrow, all arangements made..
too mortal we humans are..