The secret to aging is not dying. (Now where's my grant money?)

Mercy! I hope I don't have any of those genes!

I have 8 family members between 97 and 103, in my family you die very early or late.

must be a slow news day. wasn't this news in like.....1955?

My Great Grandma turns 100 in Aug. she has survived melanoma 3 times. She has 10 kids and countless grand children. She has never driven a car. But if you drive up to her house she is in the car before you get to her drive way. She was still walking everywhere up to 3 months ago. We are having a great party for her in Aug.. She has amazing stories and an AMAZING life. To see and here what she has been through is amazing. Maybe one of her kids or grand kids will have the same genes. Love you Grandma:)

I have a genetic disorder...I'll be lucky if I make it to 60...where's the news about that???

I have bad jeans.

No designer stuff.

I always knew it would come down to a fashion contest...and I've got nothin...

I don't know if my saggy butt jeans are because of my genes or my jeans.

I welcome my own demise...at the hand of bad jeans.

This way...nobody can blame Bush...or Obama!

This is interesting information, especially because my relatives tend to live very long lives, remaining mostly healthy.

Unfortunately, deterioration of vision and hearing has reduced their enjoyment of everyday life, even with hearing aids and low vision devices. They become more isolated and get lonely or depressed. A bit cranky and opinionated too...

I hope more doctors go into the specialty field of gerontology to help improve the lives of those in their 80's, 90's, and centenarians.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

I went parasailing for the first time last saturday.

http://smilehighparasail.com/Pictures.htm

Soon we'll find definitive proof that that the diseases you get, how fat you are, how tall you are, how long you live, how smart you are, and even how nice you are is 90% determined by genetics. Will that be good or bad? That's the interesting question.

My maternal grandmother lived 94 great -- independent and sharp-- years... and two miserable ones, dying at 96.

My mother lived 97 great -- independent and sharp -- years, and almost six lower quality ones, dying at 103.

What I want are the first 96 years, and some way to avoid the last few of miserable decline!

Want to live to 100? Get to 90 first; that's half the battle.

Regardless of your genes, take it a step at a time by investing in your good health while you're still in good health. Take care of your body to make it to 50 and you're on your way to 60. Get to 60 and you're on your way to 70, etc...