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Yesterday, 08:15 PM

Join Date: Jan 2002

Location: Ohio

Posts: 4,464

I am 52 and it seems like I am thinking about death a little to much. My mom died @ 49 and dad @ 62 so long life isn't in my family. I've lost several friends in their early 50's in the past 5 years from cancer, accidents, suicide, etc.

I was talking to a couple people at work and I found out I'm not alone. The older the person is the more they think about death. I am not proud to say I'm afraid of dying but it scares the hell out of me. I wish I could make myself NOT think about it.

How about you??

Russ

Yesterday, 09:28 PM

Join Date: Nov 2002

Location: jacksonville, florida usa

Posts: 1,664

Not looking for sympathy

Just want to let people know even with a lot against you, just keep on trucking. I feel fine now have to take a lot of drugs now but what the heck. Some of them are pretty cool.

I don't think about it, I have got every thing in order. I am right with God, and every thing in order for my wife to make less painful for her.

I hope I have many more years left 70 years old now. I still have alot on my Bucket List

I have had Two Heart Attacks, You know what that is.

Guillain?Barr? syndrome, a disorder affecting nervous system

And now have Trigeminal neuralgia also know as the suicide disease.

There are three surgerys for the Trigeminal neuralgia. But I am not a canididate for them.

These are the sites, for the last two. If anyone wants to know what they are. To much to type

Guillain?Barr? syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillai...C3%A9_syndrome

Trigeminal neuralgia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia
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Yesterday, 11:37 PM

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im only 39 and think about it often..sometimes its all i can think about..

Today, 03:32 AM

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Philadelphia

Posts: 753

Sounds like some of yall need to get some wellbutrin.
Me, I worry about debilitating sickness and being a burden on the family, Death, hey, it is what it is.

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Today, 03:50 AM

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: Elizabeth City NC Nixonton NC

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Not as much as I did before age 32.
Had the normal life, wife, kids, dogs, cats, ect, ect worked like Hell to have something then that came to a end suddenly. After that I've lived wide open making sure I had, and got to do everything I wanted to do in life before I died. Sure its in the back of my mind but stress free, and living care free, changes the way you think about things. If they told me I had one year to live now, i'd give notice at work by mail, kick in both after burners and follow that country song that describes what the guy did after he found out to a T less the bungee jumping. Use to pulling a parachute to slow down but Dont trust no rubber band on that one.
Last 23 years has been nothing but a big game to me, and there ain't no need to worry about it now. Ya, I'm getting new aches and pains you wonder about but roll me to the end of the dock, give me a cane poll, and a box of worms, and I'll be just fine till that time. I'll never give up.

Today, 03:55 AM

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Sharon Springs, NY

Posts: 3,331

Yeah, I have a nice long list for my wife to take care of when I'm gone. Things like the boat, money, the house, and our little niece.

Really the only part that makes me sad is that my niece has seen a lot of death in her 7 years, I really don't want her to have to deal with me kicking right away. I think it would devastate her.

Lots of people rely on me for business and personal things, but they will survive, hell, they'll have to. But a 7 Year old that has already lost her parents probably can't afford to lose another one right away. This is what bothers me most.

Yes, I think about it all the time, daily..but what are you gonna do...Some times the Tanquaray chases the daemons at night

Today, 04:09 AM

Join Date: May 2009

Posts: 363

I have no fear of death, On July 2,1980, I was riding my motorcycle down the road, Out of nowhere(never saw the car), a woman ran a stop sign and took me out, cops estemated her speed at over 50. From witness', people in the car behind me, that plowed into the side of the car that hit me., Said I went over the hood, through the windshield, bounced off the front seat, back out through the windshield, across the hood and rolled down the road 112 ft. The records at the hospital say that I died on the way to the hospital for 1 min. 47 sec. before they brought me back. I was in a coma for 10 days, and when I finaly came to, my sister, who worked there as a candy striper, was standing right there. Thats the only thing i can remember. That made a true beleiver out of me , that I am not going to die untill god says its my turn. I try to make the most out of my second chance in life, joined the Army, traveled the world, I think if I was to worry about death, I wouldn't have had the time to enjoy life.
Jim

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Today, 04:18 AM

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: Homestead, Fl

Posts: 2,698

I had thought about it (I am 42 now), it was a couple of years ago we went through a spell of life expirations, witihin 6 months lost my mom (67), Sister in law (40) , x-sister in law (32) all three to cancer, that made me question my own mortality.

So I did what every man does when this topic conmes up, I sat down with my lawyer updated my will , reconfimred all of my insurance policies.

If I check out tomorrow at least my family will be well taken care of.

I if I die at home my wife has explicit directions to put business cards in my pocket and throw me on the front lawn as then my business travel insurance will kick in and she would get another 2.5 million on top of a already generous term and annuity policies.

I no longer think of death if it happens its going to be like a light switch....no preparation for that.

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