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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And how has it influenced your outlook on life/family planning/ self-care etc.?

I was 24 when my mom died (at 58) and 35 when I lost my dad (as 72). Both lived healthy life styles, but were no match for metastatic cancer.
While I feel lucky I made it to adulthood with both of them, I feel very cheated when so few of my friends have yet had to deal with the loss of a parent.

Losing my mom young probably contributed to my choice to have children relatively early for my social circle. It has also made me really value my siblings. 
Surprisingly,  it has not made me as good as I should be about getting regular cancer screenings, though luckily I have a husband who nags me until I do. I thinks that's because of both fear and denial.[/quote]

My father died when I was 11.
My mom is now 76 but she has aggressive metastatic cancer so it's not looking good.

I am still shocked at the sad things  that have been happening to friends and families that I know so we're pretty much happy for every day we still have on earth over here.

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Dad had a very bad heart attack that he survived only to die in heart surgery (despite being a doctor and having great doctors working on him his heart was too damaged).[/quote]

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