Originally Posted by TMonk

who actually wants to live to 100 anyway? I have two case studies

My MIL - it's a goal of hers to reach 100. At 80 she is very healthy and active, hustling my 2.5 toddler up three flights of stairs in our townhome at naptime like its NBD. Amazing. She won't even let me help if she arrives asleep in the stroller.
My mom - talks ad naseum (somewhat morbidly) about how she doesn't need to live into her old age, and how she wants someone to pull the plug rather than have her be "hooked up" for the rest of her life and/or on life support.

For me? IDK but I feel like the apple didn't fall too far from the tree. Age and QOL are correlated and not the same thing. I want to live as long as I can retain some degree of mobility and mental faculty. In my mind - those are gonna go before one reaches 100, unless you're real lucky.

Originally Posted by datlas

Like most things in life, the approach depends on the details. When it comes to aging, the focus should be on quality of life. I have a patient who turned 101 and she is doing ok and quite sharp and has a good quality of life. That's great, but quite unusual. Most folks are dealing with advanced degenerative disease of one or more systems by the time they are in their 90's, so their quality of life is not so great and many of them are "ready" for the end. It's not much fun to talk about, but we are all mortal.

I do suggest reading book "Being Mortal" but Atul Gawande. Should be mandatory reading IMO.