Well, Dell, I always try to help. I am 77 (April), and I actually know very little. But I can read. Some time back I had a good friend who was a very kind and capable doctor. She told me some of her thoughts and guidelines. First, if a person is our age and feeling good, there is nothing to make us think we will not live to 100. If something shows up that we can deal with in the space of a couple months, make that perhaps 95. If it really impacts our lives, and we need about 5 years to deal with it, we might make 90. If it is chronic, and will last, make the lifeline 85. If it is acute, 80. If the doctor wants paid in advance, make certain your will is in order. My guess is that I have about a year.
I have been anemic for about 60 years, and had some form of Amyloidosis for about 40 years. But both are progressing, so I expect about a year or so. Depends on how warm my wife wants to be with me. At my age and situation, no one has offered me any treatments. The stats say that I have more danger of dying from the treatments than from the diseases, so I guess I will just keep going until I see the brown side of the grass.
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