I have asthma and am overweight, so maybe
I'm optimistic for another 40 years. Trying
to slim down over the next several years
however, so there's hope. If you are one of
these svelte active seniors like my mom, you'll
just keep going and going...
Longevity is a weird thing: Some folks seem
wired for it--my wife's great grandmother
had a cigarette for breakfast each day and
she lived into her 90's, just a rack of bones.
Probably nothing there for a cancer to get
started on.
While I turned 40, my father in law turned 70
this month. This fella is slim, active, watches
his blood pressure--the guy could shoot for 100.
However, a little bronchitis will knock him flat,
and does every other winter. So I'd say his
life expectancy is a function of keeping our
snot-nosed kids away from him in the winter.
He has four little grandchildren, all girls,
aged 1 3 3 and 6: The greatest threat to his
livelihood.
Tom, get your flu shots each fall and stay the
hell away from the grandkids when they're sick.
That's my long-winded advice (wheeze). |
