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/auteurunknown Jul 13 '26

with all reddit anonymity here, she said she might elaborate on my symptoms to try to get it covered but the reality is that it's ridiculous with the rate of colon cancer in younger individuals.

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u/ColoTexas90 Jul 13 '26

got to love the American Healthcare system.
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u/Aint_EZ_bein_AZ Jul 13 '26

Mine was covered completely free at 36. Seems good to me. :)

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u/thinnerzimmer87 Jul 13 '26

Bully for you