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One thing I noticed about this video is a real conundrum. He recommends highly that the doctor tells the patient what their life expectancy is. Doesn’t matter if they’re elderly, he Highly recommends it be done.
Is there a real problem with doing that? In user group meetings I’ve been in many people are really opposed to giving life expectancy numbers, since they are very frequently wrong. People are living longer with the new treatments.
What do people in this forum think?
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@jeffmarc Show me someone who can predict ones life expectancy . And I will show you someone richer than Elon M. THEY DON'T EXIST . I'm 85 and can outpace most men in their 50's & 60's . People do not believee I'm 85 -- yet I could drop dead before I finish this post
As James Dean said : " Dream that you will live forever -- Live like you will die tomorrow "
Cheers , I must run and have my Double Single Malt .
As they say in Ireland : People are dying today - Who never died before .
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Well, there’s the actuarial number and then there’s all the rest. Fact: The average life expectancy in the US has dropped over the last 5 yrs. But when we are told it is from Covid and Fentanyl overdose that paints a slightly different picture for me.
I had all the Covid vaccines and boosters - and Covid twice! - and I don’t use fentanyl or any other opioid. So why should I be told I only have X amount of years to live? If you remove covid and drug abuse (suicides in there too) the avg expectancy might well be over 80 - for the very reasons of better care you cite.
Age should always be considered in treatment planning but more importantly, the patient’s attitude about it. I know 50 year olds who moan “how much longer do I have anyway?” While my 95 yr old friend still works out on a speed bag!!