When do you want to die?

age has nothing to do wich clarity of the mind my mom lived untill she was 96 and was as sharp as shew could be the whole of her life !

I don't care how old I am, I just want to go QUICK. And since I fully expect to die of a stoke, I hope to be some what ready for it.

I still want to live to be at least 100. Many people are clear minded even after that. It is not the age that causes the dementia. I do not want to be dependent on others, but I think I will age well.

so sorry for you neighbor lady/ but you cant pick the age ya die . Is she ooin a Doctors care usually when they get this bad hospis come in to sooth her and put her on med to help her thru the bad times. Alot of poeple last into there 100s and have a clear mind. I depends on the help they get they say when you are bad off like that you dont know you are loved but I do think that she knows she is loved. She just cant show it right now . am hoping they get help with her soon so she can rest peacfully

I would want to die, if the time came, that I was unable to take care of myself. I don't ever want to have to depend on anybody else. I could never be happy if I were unable to get up and do what I need, and want to do. To me, that would be utter hell, to depend on others, and I would just be too unhappy, and not want to live.

I am not greedy, haha! Maybe 60 should be enough. Haha, not really sure but guess I don't really wish stay up to 90 years old.

well i cant say the exact date but i would say i would be happy to die when i finish off all my duties and responsibilities and when i have done something useful to the society

Hey l_w, This may sound crazy but I don't look very far into the future-I thank God for each day I'm given & when I close my eyes I can say "today is a good day to die-if I don't wake" I'm ready when He's ready for me. +'s |:)

I would not want to reach the point that I was incoherent and didn't know what was going on in my life. Like you, I would rather die in a clear state of mind. It' so sad to see elderly people that have gotten to the point that they have no clear conception of what is happening or who their family members are.

I can't put an age on it, but when my health and mind goes, that would be a good time to go. They say that old people regress back to childhood. Sounds like a good case of it!

Well I can not say at what AGE I want to die because, everyone ages differently. You can bet there are some 90 year olds who are pretty much healthy. But I'm like you. I want to live until I can live healthily and happily. I want a clear mind for my whole life. And once I can no longer control my behaivors, that is when I would want to go.

I don't think I want to die at any age, but I don't want to die when I am in good condition, then there would be no reason for me to go. While I don't want to be a burden on my family I want to live as long as I can.

I am not being hypocrite here but I wanna live until God will allow be to. I still want to show my families and the people around me how much I love them and I think my whole life will not even be enough so I want to have a long life as much as possible.

You have touched upon a very nostalgic question. We as humans have this great ability (or shall I call it requirement) to have people close to us; especially so wheh we look at close relatives. We always want them to stay with us (atleast in eternal contact) and this makes us very sensitive towards them. In the case you mentioned Lucky, I guess her relatives would always want her to be with them but at the same time, they would have wanted her to die peacefully since they also cannot tolerate her misery. I have had this experience with my grandfather where we were very charged up emotionally since he had to suffer for a full 6 years before his demise. Coming to myself, I do not have any preferance on the age but when it is comes, I hope and pray it comes in a flash without me troubling myself and/or my near and dear ones. If you want me to point a number, I think I would say about 70 since our immediate family might be settled, kids married and probably have some good time to spend with the grand-children too. Again, the human mind alway wants more - so you never know :-)

I know a guy that is 92 years old and is happy as can be.. He loves life he's a funny guy and yeah he's dating my grandma.. Their has gotten to be something the matter with this lady to be like this.. Sometimes when old age sets in, some older people gets alls timers (SP) disease and maybe that's what she has.. Maybe... Most of the time people that have this act like this.. It's something people get at that older age or maybe she's sick and don't know how to control herself and acts that way cause that's the only way she knows how.. I am really not sure.. Anyway to answer your question I wanna be as old as I can until god takes me home.. Because not everyone gets the chance to live until they are 90-100 years old.. It's gods way of saying it's not your time yet..

I don't know about when I'd like to die chronologically, but I'd like it to be after I've contributed something to the world.

Unfortunately... you cannot choose when you are going to die. And believe me... most people who make it to 90 without major health problems... don't want to die. I have seen quite a few women of that age who were remarkably healthy. There is not a set age for being sick or senile. It is an individual thing. And it is half genetic and half a reflexion of your lifestyle. People without major health problems today can expect to live up to 90. Even with health problems... many makes it to 80. When I was 20... I could not imagine being 30. And when I was 30... I could not imagine making it to 40. Today I am in my fifties and it does not really worry me anymore. I take it a day at a time and see what happen.

I'm almost 74 and I've been acting like a small kid all my life. MY family loves me and I love them all back. I never feel bad and neither do they. They Laugh and have a good time with me.I try hard to be like a little child. Sometimes I can pull it off very well. I never cry or get mad because I'm laughing too hard. Almost nothing bothers me! Now I'm laughing at this silly Posting. It doesn't make any sense to me at all. My mind isn't clear right now cause I think this is so funny! If you think it funny also, please laugh too.

That woman is lucky to reach the age of 90. In our generation today, the life span of people have decreased. Old people acting like child is normal. There a lot of old people go through this kind of condition. All the family members must be patient and continue to love their old parents. Sometimes they have depression and feels that they are just a burden to the family. So it is best to feel your love to them.

It's been my constant prayer that if God will take me, maybe it be during the times where my kids are all grown ups already. Just for me to make sure that they are already living and heading a life of their own. With a family of their own and a very stable career. I just want to make sure that they will be all okay when I leave.