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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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In itself it isn't fatalbut is degenerative, with it taking up to 20 years to lead to fatal complications.
If she's just been diagnosed at 72, she's likely got a lot of years left. Dad was diagnosed a couple of years ago, and can still walk three miles a day easily- and he's 80 now!
Oh and as for the original question: I'll probably not dodge the slings and arrows of old age. It's more a question of how badly they'll bother me when they hit. I'll probably deal with them with the same humor I've dealt with my other physical limitations.
EDIT: I've changed my mind. I came into this world naked and screaming and covered in someone else's blood, and I intend to go out the same way.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 20 Apr 2009, 21:50,
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