shotgunner
Full time employment: Posting here.
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2008
- Messages
- 534
Almost everything I have read in this thread is based on the assumption of how much you will have to spend going forward in your life based on having great longevity.
If you knew that you would be diagnosed with something like a stage 4 cancer 5 or 10 years from now how would that effect your decision? If not cancer, ALS, Parkinsons, crippling stroke or heart attack?
My mother, a school teacher was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at age 61, radical masectormy leaving her right arm crippled, she died at age 63.
An older friend with whom I commuted to work with every day for 3 years who was seemingly in good health, not over weight etc. waiting until he turned 60 in late September to retire on Oct 1st. The following January 15th he went to the ER with a severe headache. While there he had a massive stroke and almost died. He survived but talks with slurred speach, wears an eye patch because of vision problems and walks with a walker and no longer drives. These are two examples of bad things happening to people close to me. I could provide others but don't think I need to.
Think about the chance of being crippled or dying long before reaching 90. It happens to a lot of people and it could happen to any of us including you.
If you knew that you would be diagnosed with something like a stage 4 cancer 5 or 10 years from now how would that effect your decision? If not cancer, ALS, Parkinsons, crippling stroke or heart attack?
My mother, a school teacher was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at age 61, radical masectormy leaving her right arm crippled, she died at age 63.
An older friend with whom I commuted to work with every day for 3 years who was seemingly in good health, not over weight etc. waiting until he turned 60 in late September to retire on Oct 1st. The following January 15th he went to the ER with a severe headache. While there he had a massive stroke and almost died. He survived but talks with slurred speach, wears an eye patch because of vision problems and walks with a walker and no longer drives. These are two examples of bad things happening to people close to me. I could provide others but don't think I need to.
Think about the chance of being crippled or dying long before reaching 90. It happens to a lot of people and it could happen to any of us including you.
Last edited: