living to a ripe old age

[DBSV8]

we can reasonably expect to live well into our 70s here in the West ,

out here in Siberia , things are a lot diffrent ,life expectancy for the average male is 56 in reality its much lower,

Ive just come from the scene attending a NAD at work , the chap was 39 years old ! He suffered a MI , by the time we got to him within 30mins , he was sadly beyond help , This is the fourth case this year at work. Ages from
51
54
43
39
We have started fitness training , but cardiovascular training is a bit alien to our Russian counterparts , they are mainly interested in weight training , combine this with a stodgy diet loaded with fats , heavy smoking cheap cigarettes , alcohol and depression combined with very climatic extreme shifts in temperature , its certainly a hard place to live . but 39 is a short time to live

[Stu R]

Scary stuff.
That said, if their hospitals are as bad as I'm lead to believe [some] are, coupled with the various other factors you list and many more, it's not that surprising unfortunately. We had to medivac a guy off a ship some years back (constant headache, which turned out to be a brain haemorrhage), he was begging to wait until we got away from Russia so he didn't have to go to hospital there. He was Russian.

[GTIR]

So how old are you op?

[DBSV8]

GTIR said:

So how old are you op?

46 !!

[Marf]

NAD?

MI?

[wendyg]

Marf said:

NAD?

MI?

guessing NAD = non-accidental death?
MI = myocardial infarction, i.e. heart attack

[RemainAllHoof]

I don't see why it isn't possible that someone out there couldn't live to the age of 90. It's up to them to lead a healthier lifestyle. Are they aware that cigarettes kill?

[DBSV8]

wendyg said:

guessing NAD = non-accidental death?
MI = myocardial infarction, i.e. heart attack

yes thats correct