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[quote=Anonymous]PP- my anecdata from caring for both sets of grandparents, my elderly parents and now my ILs it seems that if you make it to 75 without any concerning diagnoses much beyond say high BP, you're fortunate. Maybe stating the obvious here but what you do or don’t do for your health seems to catch up with you around 75. And around 75, if you get a dementia or organ disease diagnosis or fall w/ a break, you’re going to go downhill fast. There’s a real fragility that takes over. My mom is as fragile as a newborn right now. The steely, stubborn, independent types tend to live the longest and this is where personality comes into play - there’s a real fight to keep on living. When the sheer determination goes, so does the will to live.[/quote]
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