Do you want to live to 100 ?

joanlawson

Hi

Government figures suggest that more than 10 million people alive today will live long enough to celebrate their 100th birthday – meaning they will spend a third of their lives in ­retirement.
And by 2066 about 500,000 people a year will be celebrating their 100th birthday, compared to about 10,000 now.

Longevity runs in my family, so maybe I will be one of the 10 million, but how will the country be able to afford it with pensions/ healthcare etc. :?:

Would you like to live to 100 :?:

Joan

PamieAFC1903

That depends if 2012 is true or not coz if it is then I will only be living till im 27

If not and I can still fend for myself why not, but if I cant then no way!

tjt6768

Of course, I cannot wait to be really old, I am really going to be a miserable old fart :shock: Looking forward to winding up the youngsters, might have a mohican again, if I have hair left, haha..
Think for my 100th I will get another tattoo :eek:

joanlawson

PamieAFC1903 wrote:

That depends if 2012 is true or not coz if it is then I will only be living till im 27

If not and I can still fend for myself why not, but if I cant then no way!

You don't believe all that rubbish about the end of the world, do you :?: As you are young now, you probably will live to 100 or longer because it's likely that there will be life-prolonging drugs in the future.

tjt6768

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&ob=av3nl

joanlawson

tjt6768 wrote:

Of course, I cannot wait to be really old, I am really going to be a miserable old fart :shock: Looking forward to winding up the youngsters, might have a mohican again, if I have hair left, haha..
Think for my 100th I will get another tattoo :eek:

A kind of punk centenarian, Tony I love that idea :!: What would your tattoo be :?:

tjt6768

It would have to be something rude to shock the great grandkids... Lol :shock:

PamieAFC1903

Well. My Granda that died in 2000 was 76 when he died, my granny was 87 and my granda there was 79... My great granny was months off her 90th when she died, so my lot do live a long while so who knows.....

And no I dont beleive it, if I did, I would be having panic attacks every day as the end of the world is a fear of mine (and probs everyone else, but me its HUGE)

joanlawson

tjt6768 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&ob=av3nl

Can't get the link to work, Tony

PamieAFC1903

tjt6768 wrote:

It would have to be something rude to shock the great grandkids... Lol :shock:

Naked self portrait

tjt6768

Try again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeo0_3gN190

joanlawson

PamieAFC1903 wrote:

tjt6768 wrote:

It would have to be something rude to shock the great grandkids... Lol :shock:

Naked self portrait

Nah, that might scare them, but not shock them :!:

joanlawson

tinkerbelle wrote:

I am so in love...................you do make me laugh

Congratulations, Tinks. Who are you in love with :?:

tjt6768

joanlawson wrote:

PamieAFC1903 wrote:

tjt6768 wrote:

It would have to be something rude to shock the great grandkids... Lol :shock:

Naked self portrait

Nah, that might scare them, but not shock them :!:

Would scare myself let alone them :shock:

dreamdaisy

Good grief no. My heart leapt with joy when that report came out that those with RA tend to die ten years earlier than those without. I have PA (similar to RA) so on that basis I have only about 22 years left of this rubbish. Hoo-bloody-rah! Living to 100 is no doubt lovely for those in rude good health, who keep their faculties and who can be financially and physically independent, but for a physical wreck like me, no thank you. DD

robertls

100.....of course.....

So little time......

So much to kill.......

valval

been giving this some thought years back if you got to 45 you were doing well 100 no i do not think i would like that have enough pain and stiffness now not sure could cope with more :sad: :sad: :sad: if they find a cure and was fit and well then yes if had my family around me

julie47

as long as i still have mi marbles and a sense of humor i would love to live to a hundred .
all my grand parents lived into late 80s and 90 but then they were not on medication.
juliepf x

seamonkey

Live to 100! heavens no. Ive known from an early age what i want when i do go and have told partner and kids. I certainly dont want to be 100 though. Id imagine by then they need a crane to lift me out of bed!!
seamonkey

skezier

Ho Joan,

What a horrible thought! Hey not even sure I want to live to 53 just now

((()))'s to you and purrs to Tommy. Love Cris xx

dreamdaisy

You gotta do 53 skezier, so you can tell me what it's like. I hit 52 quite soon and the day after Mr DD hits 53, but he never tells me nuffink. DD

julie47

skezier and dd you both made me smile

mirabella

OH MY WORD!! dELLBOY those bugs are everywhere,did you import them or breed them??
Anyhow,I absoutly do not want to live to be a hundred,my goodness,the thought makes me feel sick,watching this country and the rest of the world going to pot.Who ever wants some one else to take you to the loo,or even worse have to wear large nappies,feed you as you can't do yourself,it's a no,no,no :?: :?: :?: :?: If I can't do stuff myself, have had a taste of that already and did'nt like it one bit(not the nappy bit).My mum is so dependant on my Dad,she is happy with her life,but not for me! Mirabella

valval

dependent on others nappies no space or time to your self no do not want that go mad if do not get half hour to myself

lupin15

Umm now that would depend on how much pain i was in...or if they have sorted out a cure for arthur....To be honest my chance going by statistics i have upto 15 years to live if i am lucky. Had cancer twice so odds are not good but not hopeless. It will be good to prove the buggers wrong...

fayrose

In answer to the original question, NO

Arthritis and old age are not good companions in my experience.