Poll:Longevity

[Bluemoon]

My parents outlived their parents.
If I average in all the suicides and drank/smoked/drugged themselves to death... maybe 75.
Don't see the point of anything past ~70.

I'm 73 and enjoying life more than I ever have.

 

[Ronstar]

Maybe the mother's age has something to do with a child's longevity. I've read studies that say that younger mothers have healthier eggs resulting in longer lives for their first born children.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-392506/Babies-younger-mothers-twice-chance-living-100.html

 

[Khan]

I'm 73 and enjoying life more than I ever have.

You probably don't wake up wondering what's going to hurt.

 

[REWahoo]

You probably don't wake up wondering what's going to hurt.

You might consider taking a shot at what the rest of us "chronologically experienced" folks do - concentrate on enjoying what doesn't hurt.

 

[Alan]

I voted No because it is a mixed bag in my family.

Father (died at 84) outived his parents and grandparents, but his 2 siblings did not.

Mother (died at 62) outlived her father but not her mother or grandparents. 2 of her sisters outlived their parents and all but one of their grandparents. (The other sister is still living and doing well in her 70's)

 

[Michael108]

Too early to say, both parents still alive.
In my view, given advances coming in medicine and technology, if someone is alive and an reasonable shape in 15 years, they have a good chance of living to 120 (or longer). Advances in rejuvenation will mean those extra years will be lived in better shape then when you were 40.