You are so right, it seems we all are young and widowed. It is a scary thought to know that.

Hi,
Well, you are so right! But at the retirement home where I work, I have talked with so many of the widows, yes widows! Most of the people who reside there are women and each one has said that they lost their husbands young, 40's & 50's.
It seems that for some reason, women are living longer, but the men are being taken young. I often ask just what God is doing with all of our men??
Peace to you...Love, Mo

It does seem odd, Lori. My mom and I were discussing that a few days ago. My dad died at the relatively young age of 66, Russ was 51. But what both of them had in common was a "damn the torpedoes...full speed ahead!" attitude toward life. Neither was a passive participant, and both seemed to have such a bright flame of life that it burned out earlier than most. Maybe that's why.

Maybe God picks the best flowers from his garden first! Shirley

Lori: I am a little older than many on this site and I think that our membership is a little misleading. Not many people older than let's say 55 or 60 are comfortable using computers or at least in sharing their feelings over the Internet.

I have been working with computers all my life so I am very comfortable in using DS. Most of my friends think that I am nuts. In most cases their grand children are much more literate than they are. Some friends have 7 year old grand children that they go to for help with their computers.

I don't have an answer why, but I've noticed it too. People used to have heart attacks in their 70's. Don's first heart attack was at 46. Maybe it's the lifestyle? We do pack a lot of things in one day with working, raising children, volunteering, committees ect.

Not fair at all : (. My hubby was 32 and my dad 54 when they passed. Something is not right, and it is scary to think that happiness can be taken away from us so soon. Miss them like hell, and the sad thing is that I will miss them for a long, long, long time.

I think at least some of the reason may be related to genetics. My husband's father died at around the same age. Of course, lifestyle or environmental issues are an important part of the mix. My husband took alot of meds and all his numbers looked great, but the diabetes certainly had an effect. Insulin itself is hard on your organs.

My father lived to be almost eighty and he ate bacon and eggs for breakfast daily and ate all the gravies and fatty foods, etc. He also enjoyed his beer, and it wasn't "lite beer". I'm sure his cholesterol levels were pretty high, but what eventually got him was Parkinson's.

I think too, that our fast-paced lifestyles have alot to do with our lack of longevity. It raises blood pressure and that is hard on the arteries. No matter who you talk to nowdays, they will tell you they are under stress whether it be from the job, from raising children or taking care of ailing parents--or trying to do all three plus take care of the homefront. It makes you wonder why we do this to ourselves and each other! We may not be able to avoid it all but we can reduce our stress to more managable levels.

I noticed that too. My husband was only 47 and I believe he had some form of cancer associated with radiation exposure while serving on active duty with the Navy for 20 years. I took him to one doctor after another, and not one of them could find what was wrong. It wasn't until after he died that I noticed on his last blood work the words, in all caps, rare metamylocyte seen on smear. When I called his doctor, he said, "His bone marrow was working extra hard." I did some research and learned it was probably some form of bone cancer. I am disgusted with doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. If I get sick, it will be the end of me because I'm JUST LIVID about this. My perception on so-called professional physicians is totally changed. That's one reason why people are dieing so young...prescription drugs with harmful side-effects and doctors who DON'T know what H-E-L-L they are doing. Sorry for venting, but that's how I feel.

I was just talking to my daughter about the very same thing this morning. She just met a girl at work that is right around her age 21 that just lost her father to a heart attack. I also met a woman that I had been involved with in Girl Scouts several years ago, her husband died last summer of a heartattack, in his early 40's. We were talking about how the generation of men around her father's age are dying unexpectedly of heart attacks. I think my husband may have had one to and that is what caused his accident. I will never know for sure though. I must be the life style that we are living like Sharon said to much on our plate a lot of stress and probably not eating right either. It really is sad! Sad to think of how short their lives were and so many kids growing up without their father's, wives left alone. Crazy. Thanks Lori for bringing up this discussion.

Do you think 2012 has anything to do with it ? So many more people dying so young I mean your right I asked my doctor about how odd it is for so many young people dying of heart failure and he said Its actually very true and alarming. He told me we live in a small town and he has lost in one months time over 50 people 55 years and under some as young as 21 to a massive heart attack alone and at this speed he will have not many more patients not to worry anyone here. I know how crazy this may sound but Maybe he is calling all his angels in for judgment day. I know Crazy thoughts huh?

Ronnie was 54 when he died, and yes I feel cheated that we didn't get to grow old together. But I guess death really has no time limit. And cancer is just a horrible disease that can strike anyone down at any age. And as far as God calling his Angels home, I like to believe that is exactly why Ronnie died, God needed him more than I did. Don't know much about 2012 though, maybe you could shed some light on that suddenly alone. Hugs to all, Pam

They say 2012 somethings going to happen to the earth though I have heard that for years and people calling 2012 judgment day. Not sure if I truly believe it will all end just a crazy thought I guess. Anyways here is a article of this subject not that any of us needs this to think about also because no one knows for sure of this matter.
http://www.december212012.com/articles/editors_notes/Is_the_world_really_going_to_end_on_December_21_2012.htm

Makes you wonder. I will have to look at the article. I have heard several people mention something about 2012. Not sure what it is all about.

I read the article and no I do not think Dec 12 ,2012 has anything to do with it. I think the Lord is coming soon and these are things that has been spoken of in Gods Word. Gods word states that no man knoweth the time of his return. We see signs but we do not know the exact date. We are definitely getting closer.

Because of Christ
Christine