TO LIVE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE

[Carsman]

Why is our goal to live as long as possible? 

I am moved to ask that after reading about a man in his 60's who now has dementia & Parkinsons. He can't go to the bathroom by himself, he can't shower by himself, there is nothing he can do without help. He doesn't know or understand where he is, he is a completely helpless individual and yet the healthcare system will do their best to make sure he lives and his wife may lose everything they worked for their entire adult life in order to pay for that.

He's not living, that's existing! 
That's a quite a difference, and there S/B an option to opt out!