Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect::undefined

    • ViciousTangerine@lemmings.world
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      1 year ago

      Soon it will be possible to cling to the broken shell of what you once were, a mere vessel for arthritis pain and bittersweet memories of a time when you used to be able to walk to the bathroom. Hooray!

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      After seeing my parents lose mobility as they age, I don’t know why I’d want to live even longer with a broken body.

      • Duranie@lemmy.film
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        1 year ago

        I work in hospice and see a variety of conditions. Some people in their 60’s with significant mobility issues that are chronically exhausted, but then there’s the patients in their 90’s who just recently started cutting back on social events and activities due to injury/illness.

        Seeing these differences was why I started roller skating (again) at 49 and increased other activities to keep my ass moving and challenge my coordination and balance. I want to get everything I can out of this life.