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Actually, I misstated that. No male (and darn few women) has lived to 70. All my uncles (five) on my mother's side died of heart disease in their early 60's. One died at 31 of kidney failure. My grandparents on both sides died in their 50's. My father made it to 68 (stroke); my mother lived longer than anyone in her family as far back as I can find: 76.

I have a comprehensive report on my great-great grandfather and his descendents, from where I got a lot of my information. The rest I got from other sources.

I don't expect to live forever and medical sciene has improved but not that much.

You are correct, none of us knows when our time is up BUT I'm 65 1/2 and I had a heart attack two years ago, followed by by-pass surgery. My cardiologist is not particularly optimistic about the tests I've been taking. Now how would you like to living in those circumstances. Wouldn't you suspect your time will be up pretty darn soon? I don't worry too much about it though since death does not scare me.

I understand your concern. My mother's family has extremely high cholesterol in her family and I have inhereted it. Also I have 2 Aunts and 2 uncles who have had bipass surgery. Also have an uncle who has had 3 heartattacks starting at age 44.

But all but one of those is still living.Your time is up when it's up. You could go somewhere today and get killed in a car wreck.