On the other hand, married women tend to die sooner than unmarried women (actually, those who never married; I think divorced women are expected to die at the same time as their married counterparts.)

I wonder if that still applies if the women married late, like I did, at 40? Still, one of my grandmothers died at 98 (and sharp as a tack and healthy when she did), and the other is still alive - and she is in her late 90's. My mother is still going strong at 78. I think I have a good chance.

As stated in my post #14, most of my forebears have been blessed with long lives. However, I've recently been carrying out some family history research and discovered that my 4 x Great Grandmother, Susanna, who was born in 1786 had seven children, the last two of which were twin boys, Henry and William. In October 1819 Henry died at the age of nineteen days and his mother died ten days later at the age of thirty-three years. William died in the following February at the age of four months.

The register of burials for the time is littered with the names of children who survived, at best, a few months and adults who didn't live past their mid-forties.
Life truly was nasty, brutish and short.

Carruthers

I guess I would want to live long enough to be able to take care of myself. After that I would be done. I don't want to live in a situation where others have to care for me, like my mother is now. I would just want to end it at that point. So I guessed 71-80.

I feel that way about my body most days.

I was starting to have a good time here again until I saw this post. Is this how you see all people in wheelchairs? As someone in a wheelchair, I'm seriously offended.

Add this answer to the poll. It's a good one.

Now that I've got those two outta the way....

I shall live until the dark lord calls for me, MUAHAHAHA! :evil2:

All 4 of my grandparents died in their 50s. No blood relative of mine has lived longer than 62 years. And everyone of them died of cancer.

This means I have about 12 years max to hook up with every male on this board.

:D

She didn't say that. Stop projecting your hangups on her.

Do you need a wheelchair to get around, huh? Do you have a birth defect that severely affect your balance?

She said she feared lack of mobility and losing her mind.

I'm sure I know which of those two better apply to you.

You're welcome.

Well, since you put it that way. My calm is re-enhancing, but she coulda left out the parts about the drooling and the peeing in the pants.

That is a realistic fear to those of us who have never dealt with it. Similar to going blind or getting Alzheimers.

Which part, the drooling, the over active bladder, or being stuck in a wheelchair all day. Cuz being in a wheelchair really isn't that bad, at least not for me.