re: At what age do you really start realizing death is gonna happen in your own life?

Since I'm well over the 50s, both my wife and I talk about it regularly to the point of each of us are writing down our passwords, account numbers, etc.

To make it more personal, my brother-in-law crossed the bar a couple of days ago. He was in his 60s and the family is taking it hard, really hard and everyone stops short of setting their hair on fire over the thing.

Personally, I'm not that disturbed about it, but I don't want to suffer. I told my wife that if I'm laying up in a hospital bed, don't go to any heroics trying to extend my miserable life another few days. Just load me up with pain meds and talk to me about Jesus.

I grew up VERY rural and old enough to remember bodies being brought back to the home or church for a day or so where most all the relatives and neighbors would come by, bring a pie, or put their names on the "sit up list", and participate in the watch before the church (always the church) service the next day. So, with those experiences, I grew up seeing death as inevitable and a natural thing.

Id say 40's because you start hearing of former friends dying. usually around this time parents or other older relatives start dying.... and it just ramps up more and more each year.

I haven’t really started thinking about my own mortality, yet, but am starting to realize my parents won’t be here forever.

They are both now in early 70s and passing the ages of my grandparents when my grandparents passed away.

It really starts messing with your mind when you start thinking in terms of how many Christmases, Summers, Birthdays, etc. you may have left with them instead of just thinking in terms of months or years.

In my early 60s now, parents deceased at 94 and 99, my older siblings all in their 70s. But friends, neighbors and co-workers passing on makes it more "real".

Can't control when really but the above factors make me think about it periodically....

I don't think about it at all and I say this as I head to radiation treatment. I'm too busy living. L-I-V-I-N

Probably in my 60’s when I saw my father die. Second time I saw what they call “ the death fight”. For some reason t could never see him dying, but it happens to us all….

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Where are they shooting you? Mine was left side of neck.

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Prostate bed area. today is 19 of 39.

I'm 60 and don't think about it.

My dad is 83 and sometimes talks about who is going to get what when he goes. He has been a cardiac patient since he was 40 and keeps on going, but facing death a few times made him think about it. It also made him sell a business, learn art and music and he has more friends and a better life now than when he was middle aged.

When baws in my circle or age group start dying of heart attacks.