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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. It's a sad thing to watch - I've been there and done that, too.

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 02:34 PM

Apr 2019

My dad said his doctor told him he'd live to be 100 and he replied, "I hope not." As it turned out, he lived to be 92 and by that time he was ready to go. He had Parkinson's so he could hardly get around at all, macular degeneration which meant he couldn't read - something he loved to do - and various other afflictions that were just causing pain and misery. My mom went a little more quickly, but not easily. I'd rather fall down my steps, break my neck and get eaten by my cats, than linger and deteriorate for months or years like they did.

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As Our Lives Slowly Fade Away... [View all] MineralMan Apr 2019 OP

It's a sad thing to watch - I've been there and done that, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1

Life is a freaking crapshoot oldtime dfl_er Apr 2019 #2

It is that, for certain. Always. MineralMan Apr 2019 #3

Its a concern I have about my medical treatment: am I stealing resources better used for a child ... marble falls Apr 2019 #4

It's not a zero sum thing. MineralMan Apr 2019 #5

You're right, of course, one less aircrat carrier alone would pay for it for years. But I am dealing marble falls Apr 2019 #6

Religion did not ease their passage hurl Apr 2019 #7

I have no direct experience with that. MineralMan Apr 2019 #8

If people understood what the other side is like, perhaps so many wouldn't fear death. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #9