108’s a good run. I don’t know if I want to live that long though. I’ve had several family members make it into mid/late 90s. Those last few years get a little harsh.
My mom is almost 99. She’s not completely enjoying it, although she is still functional, fully in control of her faculties. As she told me: I’m still 22 inside, but I’m inside a very restrictive cage. My son and other daughter are gone, my husband is gone, my friends are gone. I’m bored.
I dunno, depends on how the final years are and what a person can make from them -
“109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXyfCGDnuWs
She lived through WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII. I wonder what someone born in 1912 thinks of todays snowflakes.
Yes, for most folks I’ve known or seen, the 90s are pretty rough. Occasionally, there’s some exception. Knew a guy in his 90s who was still traveling. Used to go over the France, rent a car, etc. Incredible physical health. By 96 or so, the mind was starting to go... a la Joe Biden.
Yes, for most folks I’ve known or seen, the 90s are pretty rough. Occasionally, there’s some exception. Knew a guy in his 90s who was still traveling. Used to go over the France, rent a car, etc. Incredible physical health. By 96 or so, the mind was starting to go... a la Joe Biden.
I have the same energy today as I had at 65. I mow my entire mid-sized lawn with a push mower without stopping. Just finished a landscaping project to install 15” wide pebble rock covered edging around the 1600 SF house. This is new house built 15 months ago and the builder did not install roof gutters on any houses here. I thought the water falling from roof would cause erosion, so the pebbles break the falling water nicely. I used no dig edging held down by 8” long nylon spikes. I am 80 years young. My secret of good health is 30 minutes treadmill 6 times every week.