Do You Have Any "What Ifs"?

So many and so many types:
Past, present andfuture concerns.
Personal, humanity related, Earth related (often overlap).
Perhaps the most distressing were the what ifs that grew out of my Fuch's Corneal Dystrophy.

It was 5+ yrs from first unmistakable symptoms of serious issue to diagnosis (which at least allowed me to research and getna better understanding of possible course it kight take and treatment options). It another 15 yrs before surgery necessary, but that raised 'what ifs' about risks of surgery.

Now 8 yrs past the surgeries, still doing well despite 2 temporary bouts of increased eye pressure in one eye only, i don't fret about it much, tho there is a slim chance of re-emergence of the Fuch's or of more permanent eye pressure issue.
 

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Pepper said:
Not yet, but it's in the plan, just like Roe v. Wade.
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No state can deny a marriage license to same sex couples, it is Constitutional law already.

Edited: I misread your post, I see what you mean now, on the legal horizon, but it won't happen, same with Roe and Doe.
 
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Alligatorob said:
Not many here, the only one I can think of is what if I end up an invalid and have no means of voluntary escape.

Been saving painkillers for that, but who knows if I will be able to administer them when the time comes. Not that I expect it anytime soon, I am happy and my health is pretty good.
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your painkiller will have lost their potency potentially by the time you want to use them .... they'll more likely just painfully destroy your liver...
 
What if I die at home and it takes a long time to find me? Do not think it will happen, but no that I am older I think of it often. I think it stems from my elderly uncle, who died in his home and was there for 3 days before a neighbor called my dad to say they had not seen him.

What if no one likes me?

What if I out live my $$

On a more global level, what if there is another terrorist attack on US soil, like 9/11
 
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What if : I go outside and see that alien ships are everywhere hovering . Then they send a advanced tech quanta/awareness blast, all at once, and it zaps the entire planet. SUDDENLY all humans would stop hating and destroying, and instantly become interested in others/nature as much as themselves. "dreamer" i know... :)
 
Alligatorob said:
I pretty much have done all that.

What worries me is that I will want to leave before anyone else can legally help me, so long as euthanasia is illegal.
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I understand completely.

In my case, I'm prepared - I mean, I've got the stuff ready. It's there, ready when I am. My worry is, when will I be ready to use it? Also I'm a bit worried I overlooked something on the financial end. I don't want some stupid little detail, like the absence of my initials, or some obscure law to hinder the release and distribution of certain funds.
 
CarolfromTX said:
Stop heading down that path. Planning is one thing, driving yourself nuts worrying about endless possibilties is quite another. I deal with life as it comes. Having a financial cushion helps, and knowing my daughter is capable and caring is also comforting.
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Having almost always been poor, and having to work with what I have, I rather like the Alfred E. Neuman approach to old age.
 

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