Do you want to spend the last 10+ years of your life in a 'nursing home'? At what point have you lived enough?

Answer 1

Good question. Most people would say no, but then when your number comes up and your old, sick and still alive what are you going to do? Commit suicide?

I was confronted with the reality of this with my grandmother. She was definitely the type to say "no way" to the nursing home gig. Then she got sick, my grandfather passed away so she was all alone. What was she to do? Her health made a quality of life much more difficult, yet she didn't want to just die.

It is one thing to wax philosophically about this kind of question, it is quite another to be confronted with the reality of it. My grandmother was an inspiration to me on how to live the last year of one's life with some dignity. I wasn't about to judge her for her choices.

Answer 2

Well, you want the logical answer or the emotional one?
I'm too spoiled, I mean, American to do what's best for everyone around me.
But hte Inuit tribe in Alaska, see, they believe that your eternal state in the after life, when you die, is reflected in the condition of your body at the time of your death. So when you can no longer support yourself, or at least, contribute your actual worth in weight to your community, you take a long walk into the freezing winter and never come back.
This was always a very poor tribe, so they created this myth to rationalize that death walk.
It also heard of in Russia and Mongolia.
But America?
Bring on the drugs, Baby! Ponce De Leon himself will come back and make it all work out.
Can't remember the name of the story, maybe just "The Draft", by Ray Bradbury. Read it. It helped form my stiff opinion.
No pun intended.

Answer 3

Not really.

Then again I wouldn't want to be a burden on my children. After years of hearing the terrible work, and horror stories at nursing homes. I don't think I'd want to live out the rest of my life there.

Answer 4

Your body decides that, unless you wish to decide and active do something about it - which I do not condone. If you're having thoughts of hurting or killing yourself, please call the Hope Line Network: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). There is someone there to talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Answer 5

never, i learned in 20 good years that life is short, so at the least 20 or 10 years, i'm gonna have fun =)

Answer 6

Nope, not at all! I've already lived long enough. If I died right now, I'd be perfectly happy with that.

Answer 7

I personally feel you should be able to pick a time and just go

Answer 8

WHEN THE MIND SET---NO LONGER CARES FOR THE BODY