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kerry · #1 12-31-2010, 02:02 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/opinion/31jacoby.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

I agree with Jacoby that the prospects of very old age are not good. Claude Levy-Strauss who died at 100+ years had similar thoughts about the concluding years of his life. My father-in-law who died this year at 90+ who was an active walker and who was confined to a bed in a nursing home for the last couple of years of his life, finally just stopped eating to get it over with.

#2 12-31-2010, 02:11 PM

The prospect of outliving my usefulness is scary. Personally, I have no desire to be around if I am not capable of working and fully caring for myself.

Phil · #3 12-31-2010, 02:12 PM

I'm fine with getting older as long as I can be active but when that stops I don't want to just exist. Hopefully I have a long time to go yet

aklim · #4 12-31-2010, 02:42 PM

There will always be illegal drugs and alcohol. Not so much of an issue then.

We were asked in class: What 2 things would you take if you were going to a nursing home tomorrow?

My answer: Lethal amounts of alcohol AND drugs

#5 12-31-2010, 02:44 PM

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There will always be illegal drugs and alcohol. Not so much of an issue then.

We were asked in class: What 2 things would you take if you were going to a nursing home tomorrow?

My answer: Lethal amounts of alcohol AND drugs

I have to agree.

mgburg · #6 12-31-2010, 02:47 PM

I'm taking my life and my life ONLY. No nursing home/extended care facility for me.

The Clk Man · #7 12-31-2010, 03:29 PM

I want to live as long as the Lord needs me on this earth.

Txjake · #8 12-31-2010, 03:36 PM

no nursing home for me....I'd rather off myself.
Nursing homes are great for blowing through any money you might leave to those who remain, and if you are unfortunate enough to be in one that is in the face of a natural disaster, you might have the fun of being abandoned to drown, alone, in the dark....

aklim · #9 12-31-2010, 03:53 PM

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I want to live as long as the Lord needs me on this earth.

He just called. He doesn't need you anymore.

The Clk Man · #10 12-31-2010, 04:36 PM

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He just called. He doesn't need you anymore.

I will be dead just NOW!

aklim · #11 12-31-2010, 04:55 PM

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I will be dead just NOW!

OK. And tonight, I will be in bed with 3 hot women who want to use my body.

Dubyagee · #12 12-31-2010, 06:26 PM

Didn't pick my birthday not picking the day of my death.

10fords · #13 12-31-2010, 10:30 PM

While we are on an unpleasant subject- If you do not already have a DNR (do not resuscitate) order, and you don't want to be put on life support, make sure you get it done, and done properly. If you don't then first responders and ALS are required by law to do everything humanly possible to keep you alive. Having been involved in both scenarios I would definitely choose dying with dignity the way nature intended.

Txjake · #14 12-31-2010, 10:34 PM

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While we are on an unpleasant subject- If you do not already have a DNR (do not resuscitate) order, and you don't want to be put on life support, make sure you get it done, and done properly. If you don't then first responders and ALS are required by law to do everything humanly possible to keep you alive. Having been involved in both scenarios I would definitely choose dying with dignity the way nature intended.

word.......

aklim · #15 01-01-2011, 06:43 AM

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While we are on an unpleasant subject- If you do not already have a DNR (do not resuscitate) order, and you don't want to be put on life support, make sure you get it done, and done properly. If you don't then first responders and ALS are required by law to do everything humanly possible to keep you alive.

Having been involved in both scenarios I would definitely choose dying with dignity the way nature intended.

Are you talking of a Medical POA or Living will? How does the first responder or ALS know whether you have the order or not unless you are in a nursing home where your charts are easily available, or so the theory goes. The numbnuts there quite often just dial 911 and don't even give report so the ER has to start from square 1. Wear a band is the answer. Or is it? You don't get to write a novel on that little strip. If you say DNR or No Tube Feeding, that is what they will do. Great. What if you don't want CPR under certain conditions but are ok with it under different conditions?

You choose whether to die in dignity or not. Nature chooses nothing. I have seen a lot of animals die in some horrible conditions.

Edit: I THINK that a way might be to put on your bracelet a statement about a living will or POA and state where it can be found.