| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/14/2009 2:36:41 PM | I've noticed in the past ten years or so that many, many people seem to be dying right around the age of 50
Ahhh..........You've entered the Golden Age
When you're in your 50's , naturally you will notice it~ So as when your in your 60's, you'll focus on those obituaries!
Seriously, Google "deaths in your state 50 years of age and under". Then do the the same for over 60 & under 79. It won't seem so scary for you anymore.
It's all just statistics so make peace with your Lord and don't worry When it will happen | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/14/2009 4:41:26 PM | | This thread has been so uplifting. I now know I am 4 years past my expiration date. Mahalo | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/14/2009 4:47:15 PM | | At any age, health is a wild card. My ex hubby died at the age of 39 from a heart attack. There was no warning or symptoms, it was "lights out" in Las Vegas. I think we owe it to ourselves to take the best care of ourselves (emotionally & physically). The way I view death is it is not a bad thing, if the Powers To Be decided to call me home tonight, then so be it. I've lived a good life. What I don't like about death is if one is stuck in a horrible disease and has much pain & suffering to the very end. It's not "when" I die, that raises my eyebrows, it is "how". I hope to be a lucky one and just go in my sleep. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/14/2009 8:30:30 PM | Sometimes people are predisposed to certian illnesses and sometimes its the diet we growup on, many things may be carcenogenic. People from some countries have much more longevity than ours due to diet.
I had a girlfreind pass away three years ago, age 52 to breast cancer detected to late, she never went in for yearly exams. My best friend passed from asphixiation, age 48 , throat sphincter muscle closed and filled lungs with fluid. Others passed to overdoses. The best diet known is whole foods, grains and limited daily protien. Exersize and get a yearly check up. There are no gaurantees for longevity and good health, but we can do some prevention measures that lead to healthy lifestyle. Its best not to think too much about it just try to live your life and surround yourself with people and things that make you happy. Everyones times come. I realized that when I attended a freinds father funeral and I realized one day I too would be in a box like that, death comes to us all, how we live our life is testimony to who we were. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/15/2009 2:36:41 PM | for me i'll stay away from the morning lunch wagon, some of that stuff is from unknown places
so i'll make it a little farther
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/15/2009 3:03:02 PM | | Serenity Sam: Excellent post and excellent advice. It must have been awful losing a gf to breast cancer at such an early age. On Oct 19th, I observe the 2nd year anniversary of the passing of my dear wife Maggie, who died at age 50 of colon cancer. Its changed my whole life in many ways as I still try to cope with the "whys" and "what ifs". But life does go on, and its taking me with it, so I must go on and do my best. Best of luck to all of you. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/15/2009 3:07:23 PM | "many people seem to be dying right around the age of 50"
Get your point OP, but..................my late husband died at 38, my father at 80 after living with cancer for 21 years, and my mother at 90 after refusing surgery.
"With Michael Jackson's recent passing"...................then I will live forever with the comparision in lifestyle.
"family history, drug/alcohol history " Never happened in my world.
"We don't do nearly the amount of physical labor that our ancestors did. "
Speak for yourself.
"We have access to immunizations"
Quick way to die young.
" and some form of healthcare "
Don't get me started on Drs. errors in surgery.
"so, why do people seem to be leaving here in unprecedented numbers at this milestone birthday? "
I intend to get to atleast 90 like my Mother TKU!
If I live past my 90 yrs. , I may end up past my expiry date and have to oft myself due to lack of funds. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/17/2009 4:05:50 PM | SueCat51:
Message 78
Msg 78:
I agree with you 100%.
My best friend just died at age 43 in an accident. He always thought he would die rock climbing, or from his diabetes, but never in an accident. He was in excellent health, ran 30 miles on Saturdays, and 5-10 miles on the remaining weekdays.
Grief is one of those lessons in life I wish I could have bypassed.... and unexpected loss that smacks you on the side of the head and pierces the heart.
I like to remember the words from Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" ..." You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light. If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one."
I try to live each day as fully as I can not just for myself, but in tribute to him, and the things he taught me, for the life he can no longer live for himself. I like to think that somehow, he still shares in life through my living it. Weird, I know, but it gives me comfort to think that.
As with other posters who have lost someone, wring as much joy as you can out of each day...
BTW, I see we share a love of the outdoors. It's where I find the most peace. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/17/2009 7:17:42 PM | | Thanks for the post and "wring as much joy as you can out of each day" - sometimes I get buried in the worries. I lost a dear friend to prostrate cancer (gosh it will soon be 3 years) and I miss him dearly. We lived in different states but that did not matter. I talked to his mom today (the 1st time I met her was when I went to see my friend 3 months before he died). She is all that I have left of him, except for what I carry in my heart. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/17/2009 8:33:45 PM | | The "milk bottle age" for humans (the age by which we all would have been dead, statistically speaking, in the evolutionary environment) is actually 32 -- so fifty isn't that out of line.... Not withstanding that, a 21st century human should in theory be able to live the proverbial four score and ten --- with modern health care, but that the last ten will normally not be too worthwhile..... Lifestyle, genes and random chance will be the prime determinants. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/17/2009 11:27:48 PM | "many people seem to be dying right around the age of 50"
Well, there are stats on this and they do not support the point you're trying to make...a good thing really. | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/18/2009 12:07:33 AM | "many people seem to be dying right around the age of 50"
Well, there are stats on this and they do not support the point you're trying to make...a good thing really.
"Life expectancy in the United States has reached almost 78 years, a record high. According to federal health officials, not only has life expectancy increased, but the death rate has dropped to an all-time low of 760.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
The new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that life expectancy in the United States was 77.9 years in 2007 an increase from 77.7 years in 2006. Since 1997, life expectancy for the average American has increased 1.4 years.
Life expectancy is at an all-time high for both men and women . It is 75.3 years for men and 80.4 years for women. The gap between male and female life expectancy has narrowed since a peak of 7.8 years in 1979 to 5.1 years in 2007 .
For African Americans, life expectancy for has reached 70 years for men. This is the first time the number has been achieved.
The death rate fell for the eighth straight year to a new low of 760.3 deaths per 100,000 people. That's 2.1 percent lower than the 2006 rate of 776.5. The death rate is half that of 60 years ago when it was 1,532 per 100,000 (1947 statistic).
In 2007, the number of people who died in the United States was 2,423,995 slightly fewer than 2006. Heart disease and cancer accounted for almost half (48.5 percent) of all deaths in 2007 according to the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance, an industry trade group. The organization notes that deaths for eight of the 15 leading causes decreased.
There were fewer deaths from influenza/pneumonia, homicide, accidents, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. However, deaths from the fourth leading cause of mortality, chronic lower respiratory diseases, increased 1.7 percent. Death rates also increased for Parkinson's disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and Alzheimer's." emax.health.com August 2009 | |
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| Death and the age of 50....
Posted: 10/31/2009 5:58:01 AM | You are quite right OP. I had noticed this too even erlier than the last ten years or so. Reason being I'm now 64! (That old Beatles song haunts me because of it!)
My very best closest friend died even before her 40's with Cancer.
My first long time partner never got to 50 due to booze and ciggies.
His best friend (mine too) MS in his 40's.
My husband always said he didn't want a mortgage by the time he was 50. He got his wish! Diving accident.
My second best life long friend died just a couple of years after her 50th. Natural causes they said.
I could go on and on.... it's very scary to know how fragile we really are.
I'm from the rock 'n' roll generation.... we were gonna live forever!
It all started to go wrong with Keith Moon , Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix.
That thing of putting my feet up with a cool long drink in my hand, swaying in the hamock on the beach by the ocean, remincing the 'good old days' with my old pals seems less and less likely now.... I think there are just about three of us left
  and I'm thinking like.... in 20 years time!
It's such a strange thing.... I've known and know lots of people in their late 70's and 80's plus... They seem to live out the expected time and beyond.
What happened? | |
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