For me, I never thought I’d see my 20s. Because growing up, I was a very unhealthy overweight kid and teenager growing up. I had heard of people not making it to their young adult lives because of being plagued by numerous health issues, being overweight one of them.

    • foodandart@lemmy.zip
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      5 days ago

      Right there with you! Am 61 now… the next 15 years is when we find out if our plans are gonna work or not.

      • UncleArthur@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Indeed! Morbidity (as opposed to mortality) is the major concern to me these days, so I’m doing as much as I can now just in case I can’t do anything in the years to come. If I drop dead then all is good, there are no issues. If I’m stuck at home but still alive, at least I’ll have some good memories to look back on.

    • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I’m 73 and have actually done some death planning! I’m donating my hideous corpse to the local medical school. I had to fill in a load of forms and persuade my best pal to be the contact. When I pop my clogs they’ll whisk me away - unless I’m too mangled or die of something contagious - and keep me for a few years of anatomy lessons. Once they’re done with me I’ll be cremated, and they’ll put a plaque with my name on in their garden of remembrance.

      Mum died at 90, which suddenly seems close. My big brother has dementia, my little sister is speed-running cancer. It’s all focused my mind.

      Edit to add I didn’t expect to make it past 40. Sex and drugs and rock and roll…

      • UncleArthur@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Sounds like a plan! We’ve engaged in some Swedish death cleaning (döstädning) to reduce the amount of clutter for the child to sort out when we go. Originally, we wanted to be planted in a pod under a tree, but such cemeteries are quite rare in the UK so it looks like it’ll be a standard cremation. Talking of which, we’ve also picked our death songs for the service.