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Steve19 said:
Fun fact a Nationwide actuary shared with me a few years ago. If you retire healthy at the age of 65, your life expectancy is approximately 100 years of age. The over 100s are the fastest growing age group in high-income countries. Always factor that into your retirement plans.
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I'll politely ask WTF am I going to do at 100? Being "alive" and living are two different things at that age. I have zero desire to see 100, or 90 for that matter.

I'd rather live before I'm farting dust and staring out the window. If I run out of money by 80, so be it.
 
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I used to run into Philip Rabinowitz sometimes on runs in Cape Town. World record holder for the 100m and 200m dash. He ran about 3 kms every day. He was more alive at 104 than most posters on this site...life is great if you don't weaken.
 
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Apparently. When the great long-distance runner Wally Hayward moved into a retirement home, he apparently spent his nights in one room after another. Keep fit cardiovascularly, and you'll keep fit in other capacities!
 
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Taosman said:
My brother in law had lung cancer which took him. Just a freaking miserable way to go. He was a Marine. He suffered greatly at the end. Was in the intelligence business for a government agency. If you smoke, stop! Please for your own sake and those you love, stop!
If you're having trouble peeing go see a urologist. Chances are it's just an enlarged prostate but it could be more. Get a PSA test every year. Get a colonoscopy or do the new Cologuard at home test. Shit in a box! If you got something growing on your face, have a dermatologist have a look. I had some basil cell cancer removed by a Moh's procedure. It leaves a much smaller "hole" to be patched!
Mohs Surgery
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Just had Moh's done on my right temple yesterday. Got subcutaneous and cutaneous, dissolvable, stitches.
 
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My cancer was from continual damage caused by heavy sunglass wear that damaged one spot for years. I've been told that a lot of car mechanics are getting skin cancer from banging their head on the the hoods of cars.
I went to a Moh's specialist to have mine done. He works 4 days a week but long hours and takes a dozen people at a time. My skin cancer ran deep towards my eye so I was there getting worked on in a cycle of 12 people for most of the day. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm.. Two days later I was in the hospital having plastic surgery to repair the hole. 21 stitches. The whole thing would have cost me $18.000!!! But ACA insurance picked up the whole thing because I had a hernia repaired earlier in the year. Sheesh!
 
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