Do you really want to live until your 80+/ ( laugh at this and think on

[Jack Peterson]

 I would have put this in Jokes then Thought, is it really a Joke ?

[Old55]

Truth and wisdom shown in the cartoon. Live life in balance.

Many of us are older guys now so 80 isn’t so far away. I don’t know how much longer I’ll live none of us do but if I could live in relatively good health until mid 80’s sure why not?

[Mark Berkowitz]

2 hours ago, Old55 said:

Many of us are older guys now so 80 isn’t so far away. I don’t know how much longer I’ll live none of us do but if I could live in relatively good health until mid 80’s sure why not?

That's one of the reasons why I moved back to the States, since I have a better chance of living to 80 or longer over here.

[Jack Peterson]

5 hours ago, Mark Berkowitz said:

That's one of the reasons why I moved back to the States, since I have a better chance of living to 80 or longer over here.

 Sorry my Friend but I don't subscribe to that theory, If it is your time then Off you go, no matter where you are 

[hk blues]

7 hours ago, Mark Berkowitz said:

That's one of the reasons why I moved back to the States, since I have a better chance of living to 80 or longer over here.

Whilst longevity stats suggest this is true (10 years difference between the USA and the Philippines), i reckon that the dye is set long before we get to old age and that genetics, lifelong healthcare etc are far more relevant to how long we live than where we are living in our golden years.  

[Mark Berkowitz]

11 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

Sorry my Friend but I don't subscribe to that theory, If it is your time then Off you go, no matter where you are 

Very True!  When you're numbers up, it's up! 

However, studies have shown that where you live can can potentially change the outcome of your number coming up, sort of like which numbers you pick for your lotto ticket.  Often times, winning lotto numbers will depend on more than just blind luck or fate.. There are certain strategies that can be used to increase the odds of winning.  I for one am not familiar with them but they do exist.

Filipinos (for example) can live longer lives when they move outside of the Philippines.

In contrast to the average 69.3 years for the 105.9 million residents in the Philippines, Filipinos who immigrate to Japan belong to an island country where residents live more than 15 years longer. The United States, where almost two-thirds of Filipinos permanently relocate, boasts an average lifespan almost 4.5 years greater.

1. Japan: 84.2 years (21.5% longer than average lifespan in Philippines)
2. Spain: 83.1 years (19.9% longer)
3. Singapore: 82.9 years (19.6% longer)
4. Australia: 82.9 years (19.6% longer)
5. Italy: 82.8 years (19.5% longer)
6. Canada: 82.8 years (19.5% longer)
7. New Zealand: 82.2 years (18.6% longer)
8. United Kingdom: 81.4 years (17.5% longer)
9. Germany: 81 years (16.9% longer)
10. United States: 78.5 years (13.3% longer)

http://www.philippinesaroundtheworld.com/philippines-life-expectancy-compared-to-overseas-lifespans/

[GeoffH]

9 hours ago, hk blues said:

i reckon that the dye is set long before we get to old age and that genetics, lifelong healthcare etc are far more relevant to how long we live than where we are living in our golden years.  

 

Whilst I think there is a lot of truth in what you say I think it's also fair to say that emergency response times make a difference.

In first world countries they talk about 'minutes making a huge difference' and  Melbourne (just an example) has verified statistics saying they reach 84% of emergency patients within 15 minutes (and critical heart attack victims are faster than that).

That's simply not going to happen in the Philippines, even in major cities like Manila or Cebu, let alone medium size cities like Cagayan De Oro and in rural areas you'll be lucky if there is a hospital with an emergency department let alone an ambulance.

That means that more people will survive cardiac arrest and sudden stroke in first world countries which bumps up the average years before dying.

Of course there is the whole "do you really want to spend those extra years in an aged care facility unable to get out of bed or go to the toilet without help... 

 

[Mark Berkowitz]

13 minutes ago, GeoffH said:

 

Whilst I think there is a lot of truth in what you say I think it's also fair to say that emergency response times make a difference.

In first world countries they talk about 'minutes making a huge difference' and  Melbourne (just an example) has verified statistics saying they reach 84% of emergency patients within 15 minutes (and critical heart attack victims are faster than that).

That's simply not going to happen in the Philippines, even in major cities like Manila or Cebu, let alone medium size cities like Cagayan De Oro and in rural areas you'll be lucky if there is a hospital with an emergency department let alone an ambulance.

That means that more people will survive cardiac arrest and sudden stroke in first world countries which bumps up the average years before dying.

Of course there is the whole "do you really want to spend those extra years in an aged care facility unable to get out of bed or go to the toilet without help... 

 

After watching ambulances getting stuck in traffic in the Phils, with no other drivers giving way (i.e., letting them in), I dreaded the thought of ever needing to get to a hospital on time.

[Gary D]

5 hours ago, Mark Berkowitz said:

After watching ambulances getting stuck in traffic in the Phils, with no other drivers giving way (i.e., letting them in), I dreaded the thought of ever needing to get to a hospital on time.

You will usually just be bundled into a tricycle, unless you live in Davao.lol

[Mark Berkowitz]

In some cases, it really does pay to grow old