OT – Death

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So my older cousin died of cancer at age 67. Just retired one year ago.
Another cousin’s husband died of cancer also. People are starting to drop dead one by one.

And lately, in the news you have the stories of Dave Goldberg and Beau Biden.

Aging sucks, though I still plan on living to 100.

[Coronita]

Sorry to hear that.. That does suck..

Goldberg died of a freak accident..That’s probably more of a random event than anything else……

[scaredyclassic]

I just got approved for 1 million in life ins. Today. Bring it on, grim reaper. IDGAF.

[UCGal]

I plan on living to 100 also. But the odds are against me. Folks in my family die of cancer – brother died at age 48, mom at age 67, and dad at 77. So… at age 53 – I’m retired and living my life now, not stuck in a cube waiting for retirement “someday”.

I remember hitting the point where relatives and friends parents started passing. I’m now at the point where I don’t assume my peers parents are still alive.

Plan for, work towards, living a long healthy life. But I’d rather die younger than live a less healthy life, or deal with dementia in my advanced years.

[Coronita]

I guess I have an opposite view. I’m not anticipating having a very long life…So, time to go have a beer…But man, what they say about hitting 40 is true. Once you hit 40, you just don’t give a shet as much anymore…

[scaredyclassic]

Treadmill accident for goldberg. Sheesh. I hate treadmills but not due to risk. I just feel like, walk or run out the dam door. Now I hate then also because they’re dangerous

[scaredyclassic]

Foot health prevents falls and lowers mortality.

My mom’s toes are bent bunion ed and toes overlap. She has high fall risk.

Work out your feet and legs now…

[an]

I always have a view that time is the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter how smart, lucky, rich, etc. you are, you still only have 24 hours in a day. Whether you live to 100 or 50, no one knows, until it’s your time to go. Life’s too short to not enjoy it while you still can. I think I’ve done a decent job in limiting my time in the office. I rarely spend more than 8 hours there. Like UCGal, I too plan to be retired by 50. Although my family history is the opposite, my grandmas died in their late 80s/early 90s and one of my grandpa is still alive at 96. So, at least genetic is on my side. But you never know, so I’m not going to take any chances and be stuck behind this cube much longer than I have to be.

[Anonymous]

[quote=FlyerInHi]People are starting to drop dead one by one.[/quote]

We’re lucky to be living in age where they aren’t dropping dead en masse.

Condolences on the loss of your cousin.

[NotCranky]

[quote=harvey][quote=FlyerInHi]People are starting to drop dead one by one.[/quote]

We’re lucky to be living in age where they aren’t dropping dead en masse.

Condolences on the loss of your cousin.[/quote]

[FlyerInHi]

Thanks for the condolences.
He was my second cousin so not that close.
But I like my relatives. I like to keep in touch with everyone and visit when i can.

The guy did pretty well financially. Just retired and and had grand plans. He was an auditor for a big company and traveled the world. Beautiful house because of all the antiques he brought back from all over.

Left behind wife, one son and one daughter in college.

[Hatfield]

I lost a cousin last week too. He was 52. Went in for heart valve surgery. The surgery went great, but apparently something got knocked loose, traveled up to his brain and he had a stroke. They removed part of his skull, he was in ICU for about a week and then passed away. Left a wife and two teenagers behind. So freaking sad.

Hold your loved ones close because nobody knows when this merry go round tops turning.

[flyer]

Sorry to hear of your losses, FIH, and for the immediate family left behind. That’s the really difficult part.

It’s so true that no matter how much or how little we have in this world, none of us have unlimited time on earth.

As I mentioned in another thread, we’ve always tried to do everything we’ve wanted to do along the way from the time we were young, so we’d never have any regrets–should something unexpected come our way.

Life is short-enjoy it while you can.

[fun4vnay2]

My condolences.

I WANT to live as long as I am healthy and self sustaining.

Let’s see what’s in the future.

Now a days, we live and accumulate like we are gonna live forever. Sometimes, it is good for us to take a look at bigger picture in life and realize death is a imminent and is sudden.

Mankind has no control over the biggest event in life: time/place of birth and death. But Mankind spends all his life trying to control the small events in his life.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=Hatfield]I lost a cousin last week too. He was 52. Went in for heart valve surgery. The surgery went great, but apparently something got knocked loose, traveled up to his brain and he had a stroke. They removed part of his skull, he was in ICU for about a week and then passed away. Left a wife and two teenagers behind. So freaking sad.

Hold your loved ones close because nobody knows when this merry go round tops turning.[/quote]

Shoot. I’m 52. My main health goal is to avoid doctors and their hospitals.

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