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My plan is to live till I die
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As I am almost 71 I don't worry about dying...I have done many things that I wanted to do, spend lots of time with my kids and gkids that live close and with friends..I have traveled as much as my $$ allowed..
My health is getting much better...I recently had my stomach reduced to lose weight and rid my body of my diabetes.. In 3 days I was off my insulin and blood pressure meds and have lost 25 lbs in a month. My sugars and bp are now within normal range.. I have all my important papers in order and will just to continue to live to the fullest everyday... 
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The best laid plans...
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If I knew I was going to die shortly, the first thing I would do is walk into my boss's office and pee on his desk. |
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Edited by
PacificStar48
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Mon 01/07/13 09:35 PM
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Living in the moment or from paycheck to paycheck like most people do, is normal. But how long do you have to live?........... Since as a kid the daily matra was my life was not worth a plug nickle and it preceeded on the whim's of my guardians I pretty much wondered about that question as a matter of course and kind of lost the drama most assign to it so I'm more likely to say who cares. What if someone (your doctor) told you that you had only six month to live? How would you live the next six months? When "my" Doctor told me I was terminally ill (a rare form of brain and spinal cord tumors), in the company of my crying Master Sargent, that (the first time) I was 20 year old it didn't sound like they were talking to me and I went home and tried to get my civilian job back; like that happen in the early 70's, so I focused on survival, got another job pretended like I never heard it. Which is pretty much what I do each time I have heard it since. Or what if you just knew for sure when you were going to die? The only thing I have ever had doctors tell me was/is get my affairs in order and not make any long term plans. Pretty bad advice since that was four decades ago and I have died in surgery but they shocked me back and I have lead my life. Sometimes through some very dangerous situations I thought I would not live through but I am kind of getting to the point that I will forever and that scares me more. How would you plan your life? I tried to plan mine around the things that mattered most to me. !st was living so I could look inthe mirror and like what I saw. 2nd was having a mate and children. 3rd was making the world a better place than I found it. Now I am just kicking back and trying to find the good stuff in the world as I slide on out. We don't really think much about death as we live our lives from day to day. But we all know that we are all going to die, we just don't know when. What if we could know? I kind of did because if I didn't protect my brain from TBI I could drop at any moment. Or what if we could decide? We all can decide and do sometimes hundreds of times a day with the decisions we make. Taking care of our selves or taking risks. How long do you want to live and what are your plans for the rest of your life or do you think about it? I don't have a lot of plans any more; done pretty much everything I ever wanted to do now focusing on enjoying life and not being to big a worry to anyone. . I could punch my ticket any minute and not feel like I was shortchanged. Only reason I don't is I am still curious what is going to happen next. Do you have a plan? If you mean do I have and exit plan I would say yea but I am not giving details except it is to live my life and sleep in my own bed on my own dime for the rest of my life . I would not go to a "so Called" Care center or hospital. |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me.
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. I sympathize with what you are saying. |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. I sympathize with what you are saying. As I said just being practical. I am too practical for my own good sometimes. |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. I sympathize with what you are saying. As I said just being practical. I am too practical for my own good sometimes. I will simply do an od of sleeping pills I have when the time comes. Hopefully not for a good long time... |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. I sympathize with what you are saying. As I said just being practical. I am too practical for my own good sometimes. I will simply do an od of sleeping pills I have when the time comes. Hopefully not for a good long time... 
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My real plan though, is to finish college (nearly there), get my transplant, return to work and happily be busy, until I die.
Don't know if I will ever find a woman to put up with my med issues though. I sure miss hugs and kisses.... |
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My real plan though, is to finish college (nearly there), get my transplant, return to work and happily be busy, until I die. Don't know if I will ever find a woman to put up with my med issues though. I sure miss hugs and kisses.... Well; you have my best wishes for a wonderful life. Personally; I am pretty bored with life in general. Just no challenges anymore. sigh |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. To my way of thinking, it's a very practical plan. I feel the same way.. |
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My real plan though, is to finish college (nearly there), get my transplant, return to work and happily be busy, until I die. Don't know if I will ever find a woman to put up with my med issues though. I sure miss hugs and kisses.... Well; you have my best wishes for a wonderful life. Personally; I am pretty bored with life in general. Just no challenges anymore. sigh You thought of moving out of Canada? |
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My real plan though, is to finish college (nearly there), get my transplant, return to work and happily be busy, until I die. Don't know if I will ever find a woman to put up with my med issues though. I sure miss hugs and kisses.... Well; you have my best wishes for a wonderful life. Personally; I am pretty bored with life in general. Just no challenges anymore. sigh You thought of moving out of Canada? Hadn't really considered it. |
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Maybe when you are looking for a job to get you "out of your rut" you should think of moving elsewhere?
If I didn't have to check in with the hospital every three months I would move elsewhere myself. 
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My grandparents lived into their nineties, even with health problems. Their brains were sharp, and they stayed in their own homes as long as possible. So, based on genes, I've got another 50 years left. That's good, because I have a lot I'd still like to do!
On the other hand, I've been exposed to numerous situations in the last few years that makes me very aware of how tenuous life is; you don't know from one day to the next what will happen. As a result, I hug my loved ones often, and tell them I love them every time I see them or talk to them. I try to do my best at my work and live in the moment so as not to miss the small opportunities for grace and change that occur each day. I do have a plan. I've always been a planner, so that is second nature. I also have always been very driven in terms of my life's focus, and where I see myself fitting in the grand scheme of things. I'm only about half done what I'm hoping to achieve, so that seems to fit with my life expectancy. I REALLY hope I get to have that long-life experience. When my time comes, I won't go down without a fight, so that should prove interesting! Kudos to all of you that have faced death, and come back. You all have amazing stories. |
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Ok here goes nothing.
Life is such a precious thing, it could take you in the blink of an eye, keep you afloat, suffering slowly, or YOU can take it and LIVE. You have to take it, day by day, and plan ahead to get to where you want to be and experience, explore, discover, and go where you want to go. If I knew I was dying, I would quit my job and take out as much money from the bank as possible, making sure that I leave my children with enough life insurance etc to pay all the debt and have some spare cash to put towards a house (I do not intend on dying anytime soon, however) I would take my kids exploring around Canada, try and take some of my dearest friends along for the ride, have a great big party...go explore the E,O,N,S, of Canada..fish, eat, drink, move on... and do it until I fade away.. Id figure out a way by then to not let anyone see me die... but 27, I dont seem to show any signs... But at this point, I have lived a lot, started my family young and married the wrong guy for me... thought I was dying inside most the time... I learnt that sometimes, we need to take things slow, also take our time and make good decisions.. smell the roses along the way... I dont regret a thing because I love my kids dearly, and on the bright side, I now get to focus on providing a good life for my kids, so I get a second breath of life. Live on ;) |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. To my way of thinking, it's a very practical plan. I feel the same way.. Oh; thanks I feel a bit better. Thought everyone here would think I was crazy for thinking that way. |
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I know this is going to sound awful but if it gets to a point that I can't provide for myself in my old age; I would simply just end my life. Its the most practical approach for me. I think a lot of people are working on ending their own lives anyway merely by their lifestyle. Its only a question of dying slowly and painfully or dying more quickly. |
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