by JH 54 Replies latest jw friends
Since I'm relatively healthy, don't smoke, hardly drink (2 beers a day), and If I base myself on my grandparents and parents age, I think that I should live up to anywhere between 85 and 95
which means I should have another 40 to 50 years of posting here.
How about you?
Well, If I model myself after my Grand Parents and Parents than I'm about half way through my ride. Another 30 to 40 years at most.
If I model my grandparents I will live until my mid 80s; but, if my parents, mid 70s. At any rate, I'm now 61, so I'm in my declining years.
My greatmother held on until her late 90's, my granddad the same. My grandfather amnd grandmother are going strong in their late 80's. I plan on making a 100.
Dams
That depends on how soon armegedon comes!
Oh yea, the big A
That could change things...so lets eat and drink for tomorrow we may die...
my first known ancestorDirck Cornelis 1505-1571 = 66--------his wife Neeltje ca. 1510 - 1570 = 60
his son Cornelis Dirkxe 1560 -1634 = 74---------------his wife Lijsbeth ca. 1570 - 1624 = 54
his son Leendert 1599 - 1669 = 70---------------his wife Lysbeth ca. 1607 - 1681 = 74
his son Gerrit 1643 - 1681 = 38---------------his wife Jannetje ca.1646 - 1695 = 49
his son Gerrit 1667 - 1720 ? = 54---------------his wife Maartje 1677 - 1720 = 43
his son Gerrit 1705 ? - 1774 = 69---------------his wife Wijntje 1713 - 1760 = 47
his son Gerrit 1736 - 1802 = 66---------------his wife Willemijntje 1752 - 1802 = 50
his son Leendert 1788 - 1859 = 71---------------his wife Pietertje 1798 - 1859 = 61
his son IJsbrand 1834 - 1895 = 61---------------his wife Klazina 1839 - 1915 = 76
his son Pieter 1866 - 1948 = 82 ---------------his wife Jannetje 1875 - 1936 = 61
his son IJsbrand 1908 - 1993 = 85 (my dad) - my mum Leonora 1915 - 2002 = 87
So the man in my (fathers) family has an average 67 and the woman 60.
Looking to my parents and grandparents : My mums father 69 and mother 72
woman : 79,5 man 77
that would give me at least another 18,5 year (else my prospect -60- aint good at all since I am 61.)
My Dad died at 58, his mom died at 29. My mother is still alive at 63, and her dad lived to be 94. So who knows what I've got. LOL
I just want to hang in there for 12 1/2 more years until my youngest is 18. Anything extra, well, that's just extra.
Who knows? At 27 I was a healthy ex-Dub, then I got a deadly form of skin cancer (melanoma) which can spread to your entire body and kill you. I was given a 50% chance of survival within 5 years. Three years later, I am cancer free (thank Goddess!) to my knowledge. I'd say to anyone: don't take it for granted, you don't know what is going to happen.
Live life to the fullest you can. You need to think long term, but don't think so long term that you don't live in the now.
Sirona
all of my years
