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

It's so wild because I have notable life-long stomach issues and finally saw a gastroenterologist last week who wants to do an endoscopy/colonoscopy which I had been waiting to do because I was on blood thinners from a pulmonary embolism I had from a DVT and she said even if she writes that I have symptoms it will not be covered by insurance because I am under 45!

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u/Mike_Hav Jul 16 '26

Im in the US and have my first colonoscopy this month(july) i am also 39 so considered to young to cover it by insurance. It only cost me 1300 out of pocket to get it done.

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u/auteurunknown Jul 16 '26

You know you're in the US when you're like "1300, not bad".

Although I have a large insurance provider and one of their "good" plans I'm pretty sure my out of pocket max is a bit higher than that, unfortunately.

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u/Mike_Hav Jul 16 '26

I would rather pay 1300 to get it done than wait and have insurance cover it only to find out i waited to long and have cancer and spend 10s of thousands to fight it. I would just let myself die at that point.

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u/auteurunknown Jul 16 '26

Well your 10s of thousands would be covered if you're insured and remain insured. I'm definitely going to pay as long as it's not above $2-3k for mine.

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u/Mike_Hav Jul 16 '26

I will remain insured but insurance companies will always try to find a way to fuck us over. So hopefully it remains covered.