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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:30:42 -0700
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looks like kat will get the last laugh on us all.

--- Carla MacInnis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> you gotta cut back on the booze, woman :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Living to 100. Who's joining me?
>
>
> > LOL - according to the site, I'm supposed to live
> to 103.9!
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > On Saturday 14 August 2004 3:07 pm, Carla MacInnis
> wrote:
> > > According to a longevity test I took, from
> http://www.livingto100.com/
> > > I'm going to live to 97.2 years. I always told
> my family and friends I'm
> > > going to live to 92 just to piss people off :)
> > >
> > > Would be interesting to know how old some others
> among us 'might' live,
> > > based on the questionnaire- Harvard Med School
> prepared it.
> > >
> > > Here is actual article from our local paper: ...
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Carla
> > >
> > >
> *************
> > >
> > > In Afghanistan, it's about 43. In Japan, it's
> 81. And in the United
> States,
> > > it's 77. But what is life expectancy but a cold
> statistic used to
> compare
> > > countries?
> > >
> > > In reality, most of us expertly avoid imagining
> exactly when our number
> > > will come up. Vague forecasts for the golden
> years of life - even for
> those
> > > in the midst of them - are more comforting than
> the digits of destiny.
> Such
> > > is the disquieting thrill of an encounter with
> the Living to 100
> Healthspan
> > > Calculator.
> > >
> > > Created about five years ago by longevity
> researchers at Harvard Medical
> > > School and Boston Medical Center, the online
> calculator
> > > (www.livingto100.com) was recently revised by
> its lead architect, Dr.
> > > Thomas Perls, to be more user friendly. It is
> based on a lifestyle and
> > > family history questionnaire that can be
> completed in minutes. Then,
> after
> > > some instant data crunching, it displays a
> number: You're personalized
> life
> > > span, down to the decimal point. About 4 million
> people have used the
> > > calculator.
> > >
> > > "I'm hoping it's a bit of an eye opener," said
> Mr. Perls, a Harvard
> > > researcher and director of the New England
> Centenarian Study, a
> decade-old
> > > project that looks at the health and habits of
> people who have crossed
> into
> > > triple digits. "It's not supposed to be some
> crystal ball."
> > >
> > > True, a fortuneteller would probably deliver a
> more nuanced reading. But
> > > perhaps the calculator has something in common
> with the medium: Give
> > > patrons a vision of the potential future so they
> can take steps to
> change -
> > > or achieve - it.
> > >
> > > "If you do bad things, you subtract years. If
> you do good things
> (exercise,
> > > shun cigarettes, learn a musical instrument),
> you add years, or stay
> where
> > > you are," Mr. Perls said.
> > >
> > > Stay where you are indeed; the main message of
> the calculator seems to
> be,
> > > first, do no harm to yourself. Second, hope for
> good genes.
> > >
> > > "The calculator was based on the presumption
> that most people in
> > > westernized countries have the environmental and
> genetic makeup to get
> them
> > > to their mid to late 80s. As you get into the
> really extreme ages, genes
> > > become more important."
> > >
> > > As it poses questions with clinical curiosity
> about your vices ("How
> often
> > > do you eat sweets such as ice cream,
> cake/pie/pastry, or candy bars?")
> and
> > > private habits ("Do you have a bowel movement at
> least once every two
> > > days?"), the calculator inspires the queasy
> feeling that tends to
> accompany
> > > moments of unvarnished introspection about one's
> health habits.
> > >
> > > But when the prognosis of, say, 86.5, is
> conveyed, and you're wondering
> how
> > > to take this stark quantification of the years
> ahead, at least the
> > > calculator doesn't abandon you on the examining
> table. It's there with a
> > > soothing, albeit computer-generated, message of
> support.
> > >
> > > "Below," read the words after that numeral in
> bold type, "please find
> the
> > > reasoning behind the questions which you
> answered that made your score
> less
> > > than it should be . . ."
> > >
> > >                              *****************
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Colorado Trip
> > >
> > > > 100!!! wow. if i live to be that old, i'll be
> saying
> > > > "if i knew i'd live this long, i'd have taken
> better
> > > > care of myself."
> > > >   i have been on a few roads that i'd have
> called
> > > > paths. one comes to mind in middle tenn.
> > > >
> > > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > > > > Hey gang,
> > > > >
> > > > >     We returned last Tuesday from a trip to
> Colorado
> > > > > for my mother in law's
> > > > > 100th birthday. It was 4 days in the car
> with Judy
> > > > > and her kids(2 days up and 2
> > > > > days back). The kids were great, but my
> daughter
> > > > > Judy and I had a few
> > > > > disagreements about the back roads we were
> on. The
> > > > > kids got to see an extinct volcano
> > > > > and many different animals. We went over
> Raton Pass
> > > > > in the worst electrical
> > > > > storm I have seen. Thank God we were on
> Interstate
> > > > > 25 at the time, because I
> > > > > have made that pass on two lane black top..
> My
> > > > > mother in law seemed to recognize
> > > > > most everyone and each family group had
> their
> > > > > picture taken with her.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bobby
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________
> > > > Do you Yahoo!?
>
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