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In reply to the discussion: Well, it looks like I'm done with the corporate world. [View all]eppur_se_muova
(42,891 posts)If that trend continues, I should make it to 103
(not being the first chemist to reach 100+ -- Joel Hildebrand died at 101 in 1983.)
(The women on my Mom's side tend to do better -- I believe my great-grandmother was 95 when she died. And I still have two living aunts in their 90s.)
Living in the age of modern medicine (incl. vaccines !) makes a big difference. Which is why people need to reorient themselves to the possibility of being professionally and, more importantly, intellectually active beyond 65. (Not that they should do so out of financial desperation, as we do it here.)
Here's a book for you: https://bookshop.org/p/books/super-agers-an-evidence-based-approach-to-longevity-eric-topol/21872909?ean=9781668067666&next=t
Check out the "about the author" if you are skeptical.