Thanks Rvskier,
When Mom died two years we didn't thing Dad would last a week since she had cleaned and cooked for him for over 60 years. Dad wasn't an invalid. He just liked it when someone else did all the work. He was 85 then and surprised us all by finally learning to making his own meals and getting along fine on his own. What did him in was a storm related city-wide power outage. Caused him to fall down the stairs. Complications followed. If it weren't for that who's to say how long he would have kept on going.
If I can live to be 87 and still be totally independent as Dad was I don't think I'd have much to complain about.
Dave