If you were offered a guarantee to die at 82 just now, would you take it?

[Deardanielle]

Okay, weird one! It was a relatives funeral the other week (died at 82, very short illness) and my dad said to a friend that if we got the option to sign up to die at 82 now we would obviously all take it. Everyone was agreeing but in my head I was thinking, I feel that’s a bit of a gamble when I could potentially make it to 90+. Obviously quality of life is important and you’d ideally not need to be in a care home for those years, would depend what age you are now etc but aside from all of that, would you agree to go at 82? Or what age would you take if you were offered it and you could live the rest of your life happily knowing you wouldn’t die til then? Happy Sunday all 🤣

@Angrymum22 I hope you are too lovely- xx

Still living in my own home and physically well until a very short illness at 82? Yes I absolutely would sign up for that right now! Watching relatives decline in their 90s and having to go into care homes where their quality of life just got worse and worse for 10 years... no I don't want that. I'd rather just suddenly go whilst I was still enjoying my life. 82 is a good age. Kids would be well into adulthood. My DH is 15 years older than me so I don't expect he would still be alive when I was 82.. maybe just if lucky. But perhaps it would mean we'd go at roughly the same time. I'd give anything for that death. Dying peacefully in bed whilst asleep in my own home that I was still living in independently, with my DH dying at the same time in the same manner.
Very unlikely it will happen like that in reality but yes if it were offered to me I'd instantly take it rather than hang on for longer.

Too early to say

Ask me in 20 years

I would.

I work in elder care and we also have a significant family history of dementia.

It's hard to say as my FIL is 84, has been on several trips abroad with us this year, walks a couple of miles a day, he does repeat himself a bit but apart from that pretty sharp and has minor health grumbles but copes well on his own and still enjoys life.

No.
I find the thought of knowing when I'd die terrifying.

My dad died at 70 but my grandmother lived until nearly 98. I will take my chances rather than settle for a defined number!