FARK.com: (7168640) Survey finds death is the greatest fear of only 7% of seniors; living in pain and dependence is #1 for 64%

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		Survey finds death is the greatest fear of only 7% of seniors; living in pain and dependence is #1 for 64% (usatoday.com)		23
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TabASlotB		2012-06-18 01:30:14 PM

4 votes:

I imagine robots were high on the list...

www.scarybot.com

Do_What_Now		2012-06-18 05:37:00 PM

2 votes:

tudorgurl: I am afraid of watching my mother, who currently is battling lung cancer and lymphoma, decline and suffer. .....

So sorry to hear you're going through this. This is one of my big fears too. Take care.

/also posting (even though I'm almost entirely a lurker) because your post made me tear up, and as I reached for my mouse, I may have accidentally hit the "Funny" button. I think I just highlighted it without clicking, but perhaps it will crack you up to picture your post emotionally reaching out to a clumsy woman in Texas and then making me shout "JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST! THAT WAS NOT FUNNY! FARK THESE BUTTONS!!"

IkonOlator		2012-06-18 01:32:13 PM

2 votes:

Will you still need me,
Will you still feed me,
When I'm 64 (percent)?

/Bang, bang

MAYORBOB		2012-06-18 01:11:47 PM

2 votes:

In before all the whiny-assed Gen Xers hoping that Boomers' deaths are as painful as possible.

Rip Dashrock		2012-06-18 01:10:00 PM

2 votes:

My senior healthcare plan is underwritten by Remington.

cig-mkr		2012-06-18 03:27:01 PM

1 votes:

I would prefer to die at a ripe old age at the hands of a jealous husband.

spentmiles		2012-06-18 02:18:09 PM

1 votes:

I'm going to poison the town's water supply and then walk through the square, littered with bodies, pretending that I survived.

Santa's Knee		2012-06-18 02:05:22 PM

1 votes:

I plan on shooting a politician to make my exit.

tarheel07		2012-06-18 01:54:47 PM

1 votes:

rudemix: 64%? That's so strange. Who wouldn't want to sit around far into ueslessness needing assistance in every aspect of your life and feeling miserable, say compared to choosing your own option when the time is right?

Jesus didn't get to choose when he wanted to die, and neither should you.

miss diminutive		2012-06-18 01:52:06 PM

1 votes:

Living in pain and dependence?

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If it were only that simple.

DoBeDoBeDo		2012-06-18 01:46:43 PM

1 votes:

So it's safe to say that they Don't Fear the Reaper?

/More Cowbell

Richard Flaccid		2012-06-18 01:40:47 PM

1 votes:

So 7% of those surveyed are ................. forget it, i'm not going there.

Wangiss		2012-06-18 01:40:33 PM

1 votes:

Neeps: I'm not a senior and that's my greatest fear.

I hope they legalize euthanasia, because if I start that horrible, lingering decline I'm outta here, and I'd rather not have to do it myself.
If they don't, I'll probably follow the example of Socrates and drink some hemlock tea.

Romance is painful.

wraithmare		2012-06-18 01:37:30 PM

1 votes:

Mom has early-onset Alzheimer's. I'm not really keen on the coming discussions during the holidays.

/Suggested the article on why caffeine might help Alzheimer's.
//Dad said "Great, she'll be forgetful and wired!" Mom LOL'd.

austin_millbarge		2012-06-18 01:36:19 PM

1 votes:

Robots. Came here for robots.

/leaves satisfied

SlowTimedRapid		2012-06-18 01:34:55 PM

1 votes:

Ambulands: Living in dependence, or living in Depends?

This, plus a "#1" joke.

PainfulItching		2012-06-18 01:29:51 PM

1 votes:

TheWhoppah: Why don't we use an overdose of herion for euthanasia and lethal injections? This seems like a nice way to die. Give them a regular dose to get them feeling no pain then hit them with an overdose. Cheap and effective.

/not as cheap as a noose

Would mean legalizing it in some form. MJ is one thing. Smack is another.

AUAIOMRN		2012-06-18 01:24:43 PM

1 votes:

Andulamb: Living in dependence, or living in Depends?

"living in pain and Depends-ants" maybe?

I mean I wouldn't want a bunch of ants crawling around inside my diapers.

bwilson27		2012-06-18 01:10:45 PM

1 votes:

And 100% fear Fartbongo worst.

Somebody Else		2012-06-18 01:09:23 PM

1 votes:

Woody Allen said, "I'm not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens."

Andulamb		2012-06-18 01:08:07 PM

1 votes:

Living in dependence, or living in Depends?

rudemix		2012-06-18 01:07:39 PM

1 votes:

64%? That's so strange. Who wouldn't want to sit around far into ueslessness needing assistance in every aspect of your life and feeling miserable, say compared to choosing your own option when the time is right?