When you become a senior citizen will you have anyone to help when your old and sickly?

Question

Will you still be glad you are all by yourself?

Answer 1

Oh sure why not. Its better to be alone and happy than having selfish & good-for-nothing children, that give sorrows and problems all the time. Children of this generation are very selfish, disrespectful and materialistics that the parents' property is all they care about but not the parents. So sad. So much to learn and realise in life before its too late.

Answer 2

I am a senior & NOT old and sickly. I'll match you any day or season on the Appalachian Trail-I carry a 30 lb-35 lb. pack.
Do I want to end up in a home-Hell NO!!!
Do I have kids? ! and he is 9 & doesn't live with me, I would NEVER put the burden of taking care of me when I get "Old & sickly," as you put it, on him. Rather be eaten by bears or run over by a semi.
I live alone and most times I hike alone. It would be nice to share this (among other things) with someone else, but it just never turned out that way. Some of us are destined to live alone you know.

Answer 3

I don't beljeve there is anyone who actually looks forward to being old, feeble, and alone. But at the same time, no one wants to impose on their children who will be busy working and raising their own kids. I wish the government would make assisted living more affordable for the graying of America, but that will never happen. The gang in Congress will be well taken care of. They will continue to make certain their special interests are taken care of... and people too old and sickly to vote are not included.

Answer 4

Umm - why do you think I will become old and sickly when I become a senior citizen? There are lots of pretty spry seniors out there - many of them in much better shape than the overweight and underexercised middle agers. And why would I be by myself?

Answer 5

I would love to think that my husband and I will live together forever, but I know that may not always be possible. I think I would like to live in a retirement home for active seniors or a retirement community and be taken care of and have a social life with people my age. I definitely do not want to be alone when I am 80 so we will see...

Answer 6

Well when my time comes to be "old and decrepit," I will have to place my faith in God and any friends I have left. I do have a son but I am not counting on him.

My family tends to be healthy so I hope I can look forward to the same when I am in my 60s, 70s, or 80s.

Answer 7

No one will take care of me. I can only hope to be in a an assisted living facility so I have company and know that I'm not alone or will be found when I die instead of weeks going by until someone comes over and finds me.

Answer 8

First of all, I am not all by myself now.

I moved into my parents house to take care of them in 1995. My mother died in 2000 after a short but intense illness following her diagnosis with inoperable cancer.

It was just my Dad and I for awhile in this house, until my oldest daughter moved in with her son more than 4 years ago (for financial reasons).

Then my youngest daughter needed to have heart surgery, and needed to convalesce for six months stress free afterwards, so she and her boyfriend and her two sons moved in.

Then my Dad died in 2005 from old age. He had five slow acting cancers, but his doctor always said that he would die of old age before the cancers got him. He turned out to be correct.

So I inherited the house. And my family has stayed together. I REALLY LIKE the idea of living in a multi-generational house. I feel that it gives children a better understanding of family dynamics, and more respect for their elders (even if I have to reinforce this constantly).

I know my kids feel much more secure, because they don't have to work quite so hard anymore just to make ends meet. They actually have money left over to spend on THEMSELVES every week. And I get help paying the bills for the house. And the boys grow up in a house with a huge green yard, and friends close by to play with.

It's a win/win situation for all of us.

My daughters have already told me that I don't have to ever worry about being forced into a nursing home. But, quite frankly, I would make my own arrangements to prevent that from happening.

As a family, we support each other daily. I have no worries that it will change greatly as I grow older.

Answer 9

Who ever said that old age = illness? People live longer, but their health starts declining earlier because of the way we eat. If people ate a plant based diet, getting rid of all the nasty trans fats, meats, eggs and dairy and all the cholesterol, saturated fats and free radicals that come with it, and if people ate more whole foods like veggies, fruits, grains and soy, and if people got more exercise, lost excess body fat and stopped smoking, THENNNNN we wouldn't have so many sick old people.

To answer your question, I'm aiming to be healthy now, so that I can be a healthy senior. I'm single and don't know if I'll ever have a husband and kids, so I've got myself to rely upon.

I wanna be one of those spunky old ladies who's sexy and flirts and goes to senior dances, and who even goes out to nightclubs for dancing, hehe!!

Answer 10

When I reach the point that life is NOT more good than bad, I will gladly bid a fond farewell. I do not ever plan on being a burden to others. Hopefully, that is a line to be crossed well down the line.