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Reply to "How to make sure DH and I are not a burden on our children someday when we are elderly?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents are in their 70's and doing very well with no need from us. Here's a question - At what age do people start going really downhill? I am dreading the downhill stage, as it seems like so many adult children are miserable taking care of their parents.[/quote] 80. All of my grandparents started to seem really "elderly" at 80, and 3/4 died before they were 90. I still have one who's 103 and in independent living, but she has been "old" for awhile. 80 is different from 85 is different from 88, but ime, it's the rare "normal" person who doesn't start to decline in his or her 80s. Those who have been lucky (no cancer, etc.), very active, very health-conscious, and such are probably exceptions, but for most of us normal folks who do a normal amount of eating, drinking, and loafing ... 80.[/quote]
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