How long will you live?

Grey Colson

Grey Colson

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Morbid, I know. But this is intended to be a very different topic. Why I came up with it, I have no idea. Mrs. Reacher and Daughter Reacher are upstairs, making Oreo Balls for the Birthday Bash tomorrow....go figure.

My Dad lived to 65. My mother is still alive at 84. I suspect I may make it to 70. That leaves me 20 years to get my book published which is probably how long it will take. Did I mention I hit 100,000 words yesterday?

Given the life span of your parents, how long do you think you have?

:eek:

Don't get depressed, this is a fun topic ::)
 
My mom and dad both made it to 85. They both would have made it longer from a physical standpoint; it was dementia/Alzheimer's that caused the physical issues that took them out. My dad did have hypertension and prostate cancer; but I suspect it was his diet, weight, and lifestyle that caused those issues. An infection from improper use of a catheter is ultimately what killed him. My mom was healthy as a horse at 85 until the Alzheimer's just started shutting systems down.

My dad's health problems was part of my motivation to change my lifestyle. I don't want to take BP meds, so I lost weight and exercised. There's also some studies that indicate exercise will help ward off Alzheimer's, which is a concern of mine, given my parent's history.

If you guys wanna put this much effort into it, there's a calculator at realage.com that will tell you how long to expect to live. It will ask you gobs of questions; including family history, your medical stats, and about your activities. But it's really interesting. I did it a year ago and it said I was 10 years younger than my chronological age, and that I would live to my late 80's. I need to update it since I've lost more weight. It will also suggest changes you can make to live longer. Good stuff!
 
Not really sure how long any of us really have, however I will share that I pray often that in order for me to not have to go to any more funerals of loved ones, that our Lord will return soon so that WE ALL will be raptured away.
Now I know some folks may not believe in this, I always look to Thes. 4:17 for my faith/proof.
 
Both my parents are alive. My father is 78 and my mother 75.
 
How long will I live?

Well, I'll tell you to the very minute. I plan on living right up til the day I die. I bet I am right on the money.

I pray for the rapture as well.
 
My father passed at 59 and my mother passed at 89. Given this week in Virginia, I could go tomorrow! :laugh
 
Forevea!

On my Dad's side, my Dad is 70. His mother live to 90 (one month prior to her 91st birthday). Both of her parents lived into mid-90s. My Dad's dad lived until 80. His mother died in child birth and I don't remember how old his dad was when he passed. My dad's health is excellent, although sometimes I wonder how he's doing mentally. At 70, my Dad takes zero daily meds. And he has survived skin cancer.

On the other hand, my Mom is 67 and has been bedridden since late December. She's a diabetic and is suffering from dementia. Blood pressure, heart, lungs, stroke, etc. Her body has been ravaged from the diabetes. her mother lived until 80 and I think her Dad was 70. Papa was in poor health too.

Me? Not sure. My mother's illness did inspire me to take better care of my health. I'm losing weight, with more to go. I'm guessing I'm good until somewhere between 70 and 90. :))
 
Dang, I just did the expectancy, and I am expected to live until 97! UNLESS I can be active until that time, PLEASE do not let me live that long. I am ready for the rapture anytime, but especially if I cannot live normal without assistance!
 
Well according to the census most all of my family lived into their late 80's.

Life Expectancy: 88.13
Lower Quartile : 81.42
Median Lifetime: 89.82
Upper Quartile : 96.45
 
None of my grandparents died before the age of 85. I've never thought about my own life span except I do not want to live to be in my 80's unless I'm still able to be fairly independent. If I do end up living long enough and am dependent on someone else for care, then I want someone just like me to care for me. Someone patient, kind and easy to be around. (Not being stuck on myself, I just have a LOT of patience with the elderly because I adore them so much!)
 
I did the life expectancy test and it said "Saturday evening". What the hell does that mean?
 
I currently hold the record for males on my father's side of the family, and my mother's "whole" family. (She had a half brother who is still alive at 85). I may just be living on borrowed time, but that's fine. If I go tomorrow I will have done much of what I wanted to do. The one thing with knowing the hand you are dealt from a young age is that you try to make the best of it.

When I was 35 I applied for life insurance. They did an actuarial along with a medical exam and the agent told me I should have died at 30. I didn't get the insurance policy.
 
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