Great guy who has lead a great life. Multiple children and grandchildren. U.S. Navy vet who traveled the world after retiring from his second career. Remarkably recovered from cancer in his mid 30’s and has been cancer free for over 50 years. Tough SOB. Used to pick me up occasionally back in the day from college PSU at my apartment on Foster Avenue. I will always remember the great conversations on the car rides home.
My 89 year old uncle is in very bad shape with Covid 19...
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Good luck to him, hope he gets better....but no one can complain about making it to 89.
I hope he gets at least a chance at one of the "unproven" meds cocktails
I’d give up my testicles today if you told me I would make it to 89. I’m married with a kid, so I’m not really giving much up.
My brother died at 41, my brother in law died at 57, and my dad died at 68....I don’t get too upset for someone who dies at a ripe old age.
Hope he gets better soon CG. 89 isn't enough. 99 is better.
Sounds like a special uncle.......car rides home from college...that is pretty cool for an uncle.....and the conversations must have fun.....and I can I tell that they were memorable........nice uncle/nephew relationship......and like all relationships, they have to be worked on........and since your uncle was the adult, he gets the credit.......good for both of you.......best wishes.
That's rough, and I'm sorry for all your losses. No one asked you to "get upset" at anything though.
That's a bit callous. My best friend died of a brain tumor when we were 15. That doesn't mean I don't feel sympathy when someone else's loved one passes much later at 41. I get what you're saying, but it's still a painful loss for those that loved the person, no matter the age.
I didn’t say I don’t get upset about people who die that are relatively young or a bit older than who I’ve lost. I said I don’t get too upset about people who die at a ripe old age....anyone over 75 or 80 has lived a good life and should consider themselves lucky.
I didn’t say anyone asked me to get upset, I just said I don’t get upset. Let’s keep life in perspective...everyone is going to die so if someone dies in old age, the world shouldn’t mourn too much, they should celebrate that the person lived that long.
Yeah, I understood you the first time. I’m sure the ones who specifically replied to your post understood it too.
There’s a time and place.
I don’t think the optics of me saying someone who’s lived a long life should be celebrated for making it that far are bad. My mom’s 80 and in great shape with longevity in her family. She’s already outlived her oldest son and the rest of her family besides me....she does not want to outlive anyone else and if something happened to her tomorrow she would be grateful for the long life she’s had.
A message board in a thread discussing life span seems like the perfect time and place.
Then find a thread discussing life span. The OP is grieving about his critically ill uncle who might end up dying alone.
I started the thread and I don’t think you meant anything negative by what you said. I had a brother die young so I understand your perspective
Absolutely didn’t mean anything negative....I just meant he’s had a good life and it should be celebrated.
I accept what you're saying you meant. I do think it would've been magnitudes better to say what you meant then - that people who die old "had a good life and it should be celebrated" - instead of a phrase which most will interpret much differently, "I don’t get too upset for someone who dies at a ripe old age." But, who am I to tell you how to talk.
