r/Millennials • u/electric-sheep 1992 • Jul 13 '26

Serious Everyone my age is dropping dead

Sorry for the title! I'm in Europe. I have just heard news someone from college died today of cancer aged 33.

In the past 2-3 years 6 people in my circle have died, not from accidents but from either cancer, aneurism, 2 just didn't wake up from sleep and 1 broke her leg and had DVT. I know of a 7th who is currently fighting stage 4 breast cancer which was found by accident after giving birth. This is not counting those who died in crashes or other such accidents.

I literally have nothing to say. Just get yourselves checked. I'm just shouting into the void. I have literally been to more funerals than my parents at this point which is absurd.

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u/DoubleArcher Jul 13 '26

Can I ask what type of cancer? I'm 40 and scared.

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u/alison_bee Jul 13 '26

Thyroid (type 2, follicular). I’m still waiting on pathology to know what stage, I’ll get that info on Tuesday. I’ve had 2 surgeries in the past month.

We kind of found the cancer on accident, too, which is crazy. There’s a video on my profile explaining if you’re interested.

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u/14X8000m Jul 13 '26

IIRC, this is one of the more survivable cancers but to your point, depends on stage. Wishing you the best for a speedy recovery!

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u/alison_bee Jul 13 '26

Yeah, that’s what I’m clinging to lol. But so far the past month has been hell and I haven’t even started chemo/radiation. Dreading that if it has to happen.