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wordpix

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3. mother died at 88 following 6 yrs. of Alzheimer's; uncle is 93 and blind

Reply to PasadenaTrudy (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:07 PM

Jun 2014

Getting old isn't the problem, it's what comes along with it.

As a 62 y.o. Stage 4 cancer patient, I'd love to live 15 or 30 more years but extreme old age is often hell. I consider NOT living to that age as the silver lining if cancer takes me "early."

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I want to live to be 100 or at least 90 minimum [View all] 2Design Jun 2013 OP

You have a great mindset! sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #1

So did my sister... PasadenaTrudy Apr 2014 #2

mother died at 88 following 6 yrs. of Alzheimer's; uncle is 93 and blind wordpix Jun 2014 #3