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Ed and All:
I had a GP who told he would keep working until I died, then he retired anyway! We are still good friends. My wife died 11 years ago after she was diagnosed with ALS. She did beat the average of two years from diagnoses for 2 years, eight months. Our second daughter became her caregiver and now she is mine.
My situation may be unique but I don't believe so. When I moved to MN in 1974, I bought 40 acres of woods and had a house built on it. Well before my wife became ill, we had a chat with a lawyer and defined an estate for the property and house to become assets of the estate. The tax benefits are significant at the time of mt death. I have stopped driving so all of my assets are now in the name of the estate.
I have been Type 2 diabetic since 1991 and in the last two years I have gotten better. My insulin requirements are now at an all time low. I take Ozempic and have lost 30 kilograms (66 pounds) and would like to loose ten or more pounds--22 pounds would put me at the weight I was at after my military training period.
One philosophic point to the Q of less than six months to live. Make sure your wishes are documented and well known. Stop worrying and starting living! If some of your children ask the tough question of why did you ...? My answer is to help all of you make meaningful, positive, true decisions. But I don't care what you do or how it turns out because I will be gone!
I have visited a few places of renowned adventure in fun, not normal tourist trips. I haven't been around the world but I have been to Iceland several times. The last time almost got me, I got a infection at the Blue Lagoon (The cooling pond--hot tub--for the power station.) Then we spent two weeks in the Highlands of Scotland with over half of my family. My wife and I spent two weeks in New Zealand touring the North Island. We could have spent two months and not seen it all. I been to most of the 50 states, again, not all of them. All of the lower--border--provinces of Canada. Depending on your ability to move around, do thing and go places you can enjoy!
If you are a Star Wars fan, be a Jedi, not a Sith! Focus on the good (people, things, and life in general) in life.
Two ways to live: "Win-Win" and "Win-Lose". Chose the Win-Win and live!
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@rollingf and all... Well, you are an interesting fellow. Congratulations on your wonderful life experiences and outlook on life and death. Iceland, New Zealand are 2 parts of the world I never met in person, but surely would have loved. I have a Scot heritage, the Monroe Clan, and love that beautiful country. And the people! I lived in Scotland, England when I was 1 year old for about 2 years. Learned to speak with a strong Scottish accent and still revert to the English/Scot sounds if around someone with the accent. Natural. Can not control it at all.. I have my tiny little kilt and cap I wore to school... Our family went by freighter after WWII to England for my father to get his PhD at Edinburough. Apparently, quite a time to be visiting. Terrible shortages, rationing sugar, coal, and so much more... Life was very difficult for the UK and my parents as well. But, I learned to talk there, obviously enjoyed my time as a toddler.
My father and I planned to visit but life here got in the way. So, I should have beamed up Scotty, visited my heritage.
Yes. Win-Win is the prime choice. I am finding through the years we have some control in the choices, but surely it is limited. Our choice is how we handle, accept, move forward with the status of our lives... as I perceive things. I find much else is out of my reach. But!!!! With a bunch of determination, pure grit, focus, acceptance and guts, I am somewhat successful with leaning in the win-win column in the way I deal with what's given. Think that's the best available to me at this time...
Blessings, Elizabeth