I'm Beating the Odds
Sep 1, 2022 00:24:16 #
TriX wrote:
I’m 76.7 so just past the average. Just had my yearly nuclear heart scan today (the treadmill is always a bi$ch), so should know how my heart is doing in a few days. You know all of the systems are going to eventually fail - the goal is to have them all fail at the same time. Considering the number of near death experiences I’ve had, it’s a source of constant amazement to me I’ve made it this long.
Glad you are beating the odds, Chris. I pay no attention to the odds of longevity. My brother suddenly died at 2.5 years, my father passed suddenly at 41 and my mother passed at 49 after a prolonged bout with cancer. So what are the odds of me living to my current age of 85?
Who knows, but I’m still here. 😃
Sep 1, 2022 03:06:36 #
All the males in my family, that I know of, died at 69/70. I will turn 69 next March. I'm not worried, but a bit curious.
Sep 1, 2022 05:49:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm 78 now. Life expectancy in the US has dropped again, from 77 to 76.1, mainly because of Covid. I'm ahead of the curve. How are you doing?
Will be 83 in Oct. And still kickin, Just not as high as last year
Sep 1, 2022 05:59:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm 78 now. Life expectancy in the US has dropped again, from 77 to 76.1, mainly because of Covid. I'm ahead of the curve. How are you doing?
It appears I'm senior here so far; I'll be 95 in January. I was born three months prematurely in 1928, and in an incubator for a month - Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA. My wife and I have been together only 6 years, so we (predictably) will not establish any records in that area. She will be 29 later this week, so she'll still be young when I reach my life expectancy of 127. And I already had Covid - barely felt anything for a week, a couple years ago - and have not been vaccinated for anything for many, many years!
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
Sep 1, 2022 06:04:42 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm 78 now. Life expectancy in the US has dropped again, from 77 to 76.1, mainly because of Covid. I'm ahead of the curve. How are you doing?
92 in Feb. 2023 for me. Still mowing the grass, driving and changing the sheets.
Sep 1, 2022 06:04:59 #
I have another half of the game left. I'm 66. Longevity in my family. ;)
Sep 1, 2022 06:13:25 #
Real Nikon Lover wrote:
I have another half of the game left. I'm 66. Longevity in my family. ;)
Then you'll beat me by 5 years!
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
Sep 1, 2022 06:32:08 #
tairving
Loc: Magnolia, Texas USA
I am 79. I played a round of golf yesterday and shot 77.
My father made it to 97 and I am trying to do even better.
Many of my early life friends are gone now. We are the lucky ones.
My father made it to 97 and I am trying to do even better.
Many of my early life friends are gone now. We are the lucky ones.
Sep 1, 2022 06:37:51 #
melismus
Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
At 94, I am almost a generation ahead of you. Not walking very well, but all else is astonishingly good.
Sep 1, 2022 06:39:50 #
86 in Nov, I HAVE beaten the odds...LOL. As the saying goes, "Only the good die young..." Well, I am bad. Hmmm, maybe not soooo bad but I think I will live to be over 100.
Sep 1, 2022 06:45:08 #
Just turned 88 in July, and doing just great,
Yesterday I had an appointment with my heart doctor to get the results of my stress
test. The doctor advised me that I had passed the test with flying colors.
The doctor asked me if there was anything that was bothering me. I said yes,
my sex life wasn't what it used to be. The doctor said, "you are 88 years old, what do you mean
your sex life wasn't like it used to be. I said it's down to three times a day.
Captain Al
Yesterday I had an appointment with my heart doctor to get the results of my stress
test. The doctor advised me that I had passed the test with flying colors.
The doctor asked me if there was anything that was bothering me. I said yes,
my sex life wasn't what it used to be. The doctor said, "you are 88 years old, what do you mean
your sex life wasn't like it used to be. I said it's down to three times a day.
Captain Al
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