AntarcticPilot
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I am not as old, but come from a long-lived family on my mother's side - my mother let the side down by being the only one who didn't make it past 90, and my aunt made it past 100. So, when I'm 84, I can hope to have another 15 years in front of me, most of which I hope will be fairly active (my aunt only went into a care home at 99!). At present (and I am past retirement age) I can hope for 20-30 years more. But, as my children keep telling me, I am in a high-risk group for Covid-19 (I've already had it and didn't need hospitalization, but was pretty poorly). So, comments like tomahawk's are both unhelpful and uncalled for; even an octogenarian can have a useful remaining span of life ahead of them.At 84, thank you very much! I can't go for a sail in my cruiser, not because I'm geriatric and in a care home, but because I'm currently in Tier 3 and must not visit Tier 4 (Suffolk). Any way the boat is having the engine replaced amd is out of the water. Hopefully I will be able to race my dinghy on Wednesday afternoon on a local reservoir unless the West Midlands is then put in Tier 4 when I will be allowed to sail around but not race!!!
If I get Covid badly I seriously hope the NHS try hard to get me better. By no means all those in their 70's and 80's are in care homes leaving sedentary lives. There is a lot of life still to be lived(hopefully).
Incidentally not all those early photos from Italy were of old folk struggling in hospital. Stay safe