I'm age 90 and face death in the next couple of years.

Mitch86 said:
I'm wondering if anyone else here is in in the same boat as me. I'm age 90 and will probably die in the next couple of years. I now spend most of my time playing the PC game, Civilization VI. It gets my mind of my sad reality.
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Mitch with all due respect you've been saying this on a regular basis since you were 86 ...and you're still here....lol


There are other people here who are older... :love:
 
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Mitch86 said:
I'm wondering if anyone else here is in in the same boat as me. I'm age 90 and will probably die in the next couple of years. I now spend most of my time playing the PC game, Civilization VI. It gets my mind of my sad reality.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm alive but am going to die just like you. Actually were all in the same boat were all going to die eventually. Rather than sitting around thinking about that, why not just enjoy the fact that you are as old as you are? Take each day as a gift to experience good or bad whatever the day might bring.

BTW I'm 84 & have lived about 22 years longer than my parents & siblings did. I look at everyday above the dirt as a gift. My sadness is I expect to die before my wife does. So far we've been married 63 years so I'm certain her grief will hit her hard.
 
Mitch86: I think you are so lucky to have lived to see all the wonderful things that have happened in your lifetime. Have you considered writing your memoirs so your family can read about things you have never told them about? I'm sure it would make interesting reading to them. Or even make a Talking Book and talk about your family and friends who have influenced you in your lifetime. My eldest sister has written a book about herself from where she was born, right through schooling to when she married and about her children and grandchildren whom she thinks the world of.
 
Didn't you post another thread about this a few months ago Mitch? How do you know you won't live to be 106, like the most famous basketball fan? I saw an obituary for a 24 year old the other day and have seen far too many obits for people my oldest grandson's age (36) and son's age (57). Any of us, regardless of our ages, could die at any time. The young are dying too. Stop focusing on death...focus on your quality of life now! It's good that you are enjoying your games.
 
Mitch86 said:
I'm wondering if anyone else here is in in the same boat as me. I'm age 90 and will probably die in the next couple of years. I now spend most of my time playing the PC game, Civilization VI. It gets my mind of my sad reality.
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The average lifespan in the US is 78, so your innings is a result. I do have an empathy with you Mitch, but it's not any morbid kind of dread about death, rather it's living. When you have been a married couple for almost six decades, one or the other must face the bereavement of their loved one.
Best not to dwell on it, after all our inspiration comes from my grandparents who were married for seventy-five years and passed just ten weeks apart. We are going to emulate my grandparents.
 
Sick of your complaining Mitch. I'm 76 and odds are I won't make it to 80. Diane Keaton died age 79. Glad death on your mind, also, it's important to contemplate a world without us in it.

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You think you'll live a few more years? You might drop dead tomorrow. Sick of your whining. Sick of my whining. Grim Reaper is knocking at our doors.

Be glad you made it to 90. Odds are I won't, at least with all my body parts.
 
I'll be 82 next week, and I'm aware of my own inevitable decline accelerating in the last years, something I didn't notice when I was 70, but I accept it. It's not my first choice, but aging and death is not mine to control. I've beat the odds (you even more so, Mitch), something I never expected to do.

Most of my thoughts about my aging are filled with gratitude for having the luck to have lived a life doing so many of the things I wanted to do. I started believing in my adventure theory sometime in my 30s, and I have decided that He who dies with the most adventures, wins. I still hold to that theory today, although I am officially out of the full adventure mode now. I've done what I wanted to do. I'm a bit more relaxed with life now, actually more relaxed then when I was out there living life to its fullest.
 
Mitch86 said:
I'm wondering if anyone else here is in in the same boat as me. I'm age 90 and will probably die in the next couple of years. I now spend most of my time playing the PC game, Civilization VI. It gets my mind of my sad reality.
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Sometimes I look back on happy times like vacations I took, or carnival rides. When I started out, I knew they would end, but if I had only thought of that, I wouldn't have enjoyed the experiences.
 
@Mitch86 you asked a question "I'm wondering if anyone else here is in in the same boat as me. "
I think we all are Mitch, some in better situations than others whether it be health wise, support wise, etc.
I sure know I have my down days, as well as everyone else here and some more than others.

I would hope if I noticed someone reaching for a comforting hand I would extend mine without comparisons.
I don't walk in your shoes and can't feel exactly what and how deep your sadness is but I can only hope that
in some small way I can relieve you and others from worry and find a smile now and then.
I know how much I enjoy how members here make me smile or burst out in laughter and that is a big part of
my presence here.
I hope to see you around on here and someone's extended hand helped you today. You are cared about Mitch. 🫶
 
Here's a picture of @Mitch86's "boat that he's in"...

15 of the Most Expensive Yachts Owned by Hollywood Celebrities - Onedio


(I think that's him on the stern...?)
 
I'm 72, both my brothers died at 73, my father at 83 and my mother at 94.
I'm planning on living as long as she did and every day I eat healthy, exercise a reasonable amount, sleep 7 to 8 hours each night and maintain a realistic (for me) purpose for what time I have left.

And the actual exit from this world? So long as it isn't too drawn out and physically too suffering, the transition to the next world should be interesting. I believe our journeys continue on and on, hence I make an effort to contribute more helpful karma to the universe than hurtful.
But I'm not a saint.......it'd be nice to be a better man during all the tomorrows that I still have than I was through my yesterdays.
 
JustDave said:
I'll be 82 next week, and I'm aware of my own inevitable decline accelerating in the last years, something I didn't notice when I was 70, but I accept it. It's not my first choice, but aging and death is not mine to control. I've beat the odds (you even more so, Mitch), something I never expected to do.
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I'm the exactly same. I started experiencing 'decline' not like I was in my early to mid 70s.
But, a good thing is today's improving medicine along with excellent 'herbs' which I regularly purchased from Amazon.

Thanksfully, I'm relatively in good health without any sickness because of rx'ed meds along with reliable herbs. I'm grateful to today's rx'ed med prescribed by my GP and Orth.doc.

Currently, I got 'Xanax,(very small dosage) help me sleep 7- 8 hours. Prior to Xanaxa, I had trouble sleep, just 3 hours' sleep and tired during days. I also started to notice my energy-level improved, not like in my 70s, but more activities to enjoy.
 

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