Sunday, May 23, 2010

Is it possible for the elderly to willfully die even though all systems are running effectively.?

I knew a man, 88 years old - heart was O.K., no cancer, etc. just tired and lonely. He wanted to die and he did. How can it be? Doesn't the body have to be diseased somewhere or malfunction in order to die?
Answers:
Yes. I know of many elderly people who just gave up and died soon after their spouses had passed over. They miss their partners so much, and die of loneliness. There has never been anything medically wrong with them. By the same token, many elderly people who are very ill, can hold off death until after a holiday (Christmas, Chinese Spring festival, Harvest moon festival) in order for all the family to enjoy the festivities beforehand. Or to give all their families time to gather and say goodbye.
If he starves himself to death and stops drinking water then yes.The body is just incredibly indestructive and if there is no overwhelming problem, it will go on indefinitely. No they cannot die willfully. Lots of them want to die but just continue existing. I know, I live in s. Florida and know lots and lots of them.It is very unusual for someone in their 80's to not have some sort of physical problem but not unheard of.He died of something, believe me, and it could have been lots of things, aertic anyerism is very common in elderly men and takes them fast and suddenly.
The question you are posing is a test of faith. Personally i believe that if you want to die and you are old the earth will take you. But there really is no real medical answer for someone dieing without disease. If you don't have the will to live, you don't live.
If he starves himself to death and stops drinking water then yes.The body is just incredibly indestructive and if there is no overwhelming problem, it will go on indefinitely. No they cannot die willfully. Lots of them want to die but just continue existing. I know, I live in s. Florida and know lots and lots of them.It is very unusual for someone in their 80's to not have some sort of physical problem but not unheard of.He died of something, believe me, and it could have been lots of things, aertic anyerism is very common in elderly men and takes them fast and suddenly.
Yes, I have seen elderly people die, even when they were fine medically. They just roll over and the next thing they are gone. Death is not the worst thing that can happen to a person, and people often just will themselves to leave this mortal body. I believe that nothing just dies..it just moves on to another place.
I believe the greatest component to the human body is the heart. When the heart goes, I'm talking of course about purpose, not in physical sense. Its very sad. How many times have you heard about a person dying and a partner is left behind and within months sometimes even weeks the other dies. Ive even heard this about animals.. It says a lot about how we were created..
Yep! If the spouse died or lonely %26 depressed. They lose the will to live. It's possible

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