tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post4079560885742432175..comments2023-11-03T05:07:06.557-06:00Comments on How Can I Control My Life if I Can't Control My Hair?: How Old is Young?Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504057828175813981noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-64771854493845824982010-01-18T17:00:49.947-07:002010-01-18T17:00:49.947-07:00Lisa G shared your blog with me...your post is pit...Lisa G shared your blog with me...your post is pitch perfect and I agree with your wise words. Each day is precious and while perhaps it's all relative, 77 seems like a blessing.Michelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-79098237916018457792010-01-14T07:43:57.166-07:002010-01-14T07:43:57.166-07:00I am ready to go when the good Lord gets ready for...I am ready to go when the good Lord gets ready for me, but I don't want to go today. I am 35. 77does seem like a really long good life. I think no matter what age you are, live life to the fullest. At the end of my life I want to be able to say I enjoyed every minute of it. No regrets!! Today is a gift. <br />WendyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668895991153102796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-40202362950472993232010-01-13T19:16:28.545-07:002010-01-13T19:16:28.545-07:00Funny I was just thinking about that today after a...Funny I was just thinking about that today after a converstion with my neighbour about her ailing parents. I personally want to live ony as long as I can be independant. I don't want to be some dottering old lady in a nursing home that has to have the drool cleaned off my face or my backside cleaned for me. <br /><br />I think young when refering to the dying should only apply to those who are less than 60 - after that you are not so young. Maybe I will change my mind when I hit 60 but it seems to me by then I will have had a good chance at life and will have lived to see my children grown (I hope).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-1733135747955513502010-01-13T13:38:59.725-07:002010-01-13T13:38:59.725-07:00My life experience...
My brother died at 22 y/o (...My life experience...<br /><br />My brother died at 22 y/o (cancer)<br /><br />My second brother died at 23 y/o (14 months after first brother and also due to cancer)<br /><br />BIL at 20 due to drunk driver<br /><br />Good friend's baby 11days old due to being premature<br /><br />3 weeks after that funeral another friend lost her baby at 20 months due to a very rare genetic disorder.<br /><br />77 years old may be young but it is long enough to be celebrated as well as mourned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966581620126723196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-18401556264592545462010-01-13T07:35:28.459-07:002010-01-13T07:35:28.459-07:00Interesting! Of course it all depends on the quali...Interesting! Of course it all depends on the quality of life - I'm not sure in this economy if anyone can afford to live much past 77 (insert smiley face here) mhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-49133011178400201202010-01-13T06:39:18.948-07:002010-01-13T06:39:18.948-07:00I agree with you that 77 is a full life. Of course...I agree with you that 77 is a full life. Of course, more years would be great but IMO that is pretty darn good. Of course, now that my Dad is 74, writing these words brings a great deal of sadness to me. We spent Christmas with him here visiting and I was sure to take not only pictures but video tape. I wanted to make sure I have a record of his voice, so I can listen to it whenever I want. :*-(Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529722995554495470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-73421858748841490762010-01-12T20:07:57.268-07:002010-01-12T20:07:57.268-07:00An online acquaintance wrote me a while back, very...An online acquaintance wrote me a while back, very upset that her 80-something year old grandfather wasn't responding well to some kind of treatment (kidney, heart disease ... not sure ...) My friend was begging everyone to pray for his recovery. I'm sure I sounded heartless as well, but I said to Blaine, "We're all going to die at some point ... doesn't it seem a little desperate to think an 80-something year old person should bounce back, good as new?" I don't know .... I think your sister is right and its relative. But personally, I'd rather die after 77 rich, fulfilling years, than live to be 100 and never do or see anything.Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325715096763265816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-33269114149548886782010-01-12T19:57:11.430-07:002010-01-12T19:57:11.430-07:00It seems like once you hit your 70s, that shouldn&...It seems like once you hit your 70s, that shouldn't be too young to die. Anything before that seems young, especially up to about 50 (I can't believe I just said that, since I'm 47 1/2). I was just talking to my mom about that same thing tonight. I think it has a lot to do with how you live your life and your attitude. My stepdad and father-in-law are both 79 and there is a HUGE difference. My folks went to Hawaii a couple years ago, about 4 years after he had a cancerous tumor removed from around his spine. They climbed the trail to the top of some volcano and Jack got some impressed looks from others because he had his cane, but he never used it! My in-laws don't do anything, and my MIL never leaves her chair in front of the tv. She won't even cook her own food. It has made me decide I'd better get off my ass and get busy, because I'd much rather be like my folks than inlaws. My husband's grandma died this past summer at 105. She was playing catch with the greats until she was in her late 80s and drove her car until about 95, that's when they kept moving the light poles in the grocery store parking lot!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060732506761291017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-84072677253779459202010-01-12T19:35:31.685-07:002010-01-12T19:35:31.685-07:00Makes perfect sense to me. It's also why I ta...Makes perfect sense to me. It's also why I take my parents on vacation with me. Both of my parents are cancer survivors.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790643093613089654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475456066300656845.post-38372988504229351222010-01-12T19:07:31.547-07:002010-01-12T19:07:31.547-07:00Excellent post, as always. You are most certainly ...Excellent post, as always. You are most certainly not a whack-a-doo, nor are you heartless. You bring a very interesting perspective and one we should all keep in mind. Let's face it, tomorrow isn't promised to anyone. Every single day is a gift.1dreamrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148545725394346192noreply@blogger.com