How Many Here Think They Will Die Very Soon?

Mitch86

Mitch86

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I'm 86, was in Hospice for 3 weeks in Sept, 2018 and now have a firm of Geriatricians send someone to visit me every 6 weeks. I can barely walk or move my arms. Breathing is difficult. My body looks like a corpse if I look in the mirror. I doubt if I will last much longer.
 

Alligatorob said:
Well I hope you do last longer, and are happy in doing it. You still need to get that SCUBA certification!

In the greater scheme of things, from a cosmic or geologic perspective, we are all going to die "very soon". We just have to make the best of it all...
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you have the wrong person....
 

Mitch86 said:
I'm 86, was in Hospice for 3 weeks in Sept, 2018 and now have a firm of Geriatricians send someone to visit me every 6 weeks. I can barely walk or move my arms. Breathing is difficult. My body looks like a corpse if I look in the mirror. I doubt if I will last much longer.
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Hey Mitch, we all will face that inevitable day, it sounds like your becoming depressed. And with your health at this time that's understandable. But the time left isn't written in stone and dwelling on it isn't helping you any. It sounds like you are very limited in what you can do. Is there any hobbies or something interesting you might be able to do? Stay active here, be involved in the topics, maybe start a daily diary here adding funny stories from your life, your thoughts etc.

Remembering the good times the funny times lifts the spirit. My grandfather lived to 97, his brother 103, his sister took her first airplane ride at age 102. Never give up. I hope you feel better soon. 🌹
 
I am aware enough of the human experience, to know that every minute is a gift, and I might not be pecking abc's on this cute little telephone tomorrow morning. At the same time I do not believe we ever die, instead we move to some new heaven. My belief is that we get so swept up in the human experience and start believing that we are that 65 Chevy, not just the driver. So I work to be in the current moment, the current sounds of nature and music, every single day ... without drama.
 
Yes I am sure I will die soon. A day, week, month, and year go by so fast these days ten years will be soon. I have lived a full life and I learned and experienced a lot of good things. When I was in my late forties I had four way bypass surgery. Took years for me to quit thinking that every little twitch or pain in my chest was a heart attack and I was dying. Those thoughts and feelings have still not gone away completely but I have learned to deal with them in more productive ways. That type of surgery is known to cause deep depression and issues in cognitive thinking and I experienced both of those but it added some time to my life. I caught all that blockage before I had a heart attack.

I have been blessed with two grandchildren since then. I just take things a step/day at a time. A thought crossed my mind sometime during the last two years. With the way things are panning out world wide I am not sure I want to be around to see the outcome. The odd thing is that thought put a smile on my face. Oh well. Just a random thought. I do wonder how my children and grandchildren will handle it. Just another thing I have no control over I guess. Life is to short to worry about dying. I prefer to think about living.
 
Mitch86 said:
I'm 86, was in Hospice for 3 weeks in Sept, 2018 and now have a firm of Geriatricians send someone to visit me every 6 weeks. I can barely walk or move my arms. Breathing is difficult. My body looks like a corpse if I look in the mirror. I doubt if I will last much longer.
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"Thoughts and prayers" has become a cliche but Mitch you have my best wishes. I hope you find peace.
 
Becky1951 said:
Hey Mitch, we all will face that inevitable day, it sounds like your becoming depressed. And with your health at this time that's understandable. But the time left isn't written in stone and dwelling on it isn't helping you any. It sounds like you are very limited in what you can do. Is there any hobbies or something interesting you might be able to do? Stay active here, be involved in the topics, maybe start a daily diary here adding funny stories from your life, your thoughts etc.

Remembering the good times the funny times lifts the spirit. My grandfather lived to 97, his brother 103, his sister took her first airplane ride at age 102. Never give up. I hope you feel better soon. 🌹
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A little pill called Prozac would do wonders.
 
Mitch86 said:
I'm 86, was in Hospice for 3 weeks in Sept, 2018 and now have a firm of Geriatricians send someone to visit me every 6 weeks. I can barely walk or move my arms. Breathing is difficult. My body looks like a corpse if I look in the mirror. I doubt if I will last much longer.
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Well, this sounds really tough. How are you managing with this? I'm very interested in discussing death/end-of-life options, and philosophical ideas about what it's all about, and where (if anywhere) we're all going -- not much, right??
 
I'm sorry things are so very hard for you now. I can't say how soon I will die. I know I have probably several more years if that but am not sure. I have not kept up with doc appointments. I feel like, what's the use, who wants to hear more bad news? I'm referring to my health concerns and the things they tell me about them.

I was scared to death for awhile of the things that can happen because of one of the illnesses I have. If I keep thinking of that I know that I could die at any moment from complications of the illness. I try not to focus on it any more, though, I often feel down but have gotten some pills that help me not to feel so down about it.

When I look in the mirror each day I seem to look worse and worse and older than I am. Yet, like I said I try not to focus on that. I try to keep the spark alive in me and go on to do the things I need to do.

I wish you much peace in your present living. I feel for you, I do. 💓
 

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