To think 60 is young to pass away

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Someone I know of recently passed away age 60. I was talking to a friend who also knows this person and said how sad it was that she passed away so young. My friend said 60 wasn’t young at all to pass away. In my view anyone under annoy 75/80 is young to pass away.

Good grief - I'm 60, it's far too young!!! I have a father, and until recently a mother, as do many of my older friends. I'm hoping to live until at least my mid to late 80s, and I still think of myself as young. Someone who still has several years of working life ahead can hardly be considered as ready to die.

I am nearly 60 and I have teenage children living at home.

A friend I once knew thought 60 was a ripe old age as that is all her family ever made. She also worked with the elderly and I remember her saying that she didn’t want to get old as all old people were in such bad health.

We had to point out to her that might be because the only old people she knew were the ones in a hospital bed and if you were healthy and enjoying life you wouldn’t be in hospital.

Friend is 60 now and it sounds like she is on her last legs.

Dreadfully sad but she had a really strange way of looking at life.
She really wanted children. It was in their grand plan but as her and her dh wanted to be settled in a nice house before trying and that took a little longer than expected. When the time came she decided she was too old. That taking a child to primary school when she was 40 was far too old and it would be a ridiculous notion.
She was 30

It is young (ish). I had a friend die when we were in our 20s though so it's old compared to her.

My dad has just turned 60 and I’d be devastated if he died now. His dad died is his 60s so he is very aware of that and doing his best to stay fit and healthy.

My dad died at 63 thirty years ago but it seemed old then nowadays it's no age at all.

Both my parents are still alive. I also have a gran who is still alive and kicking.

Very young.

I am nearly 60 and feel like a spring chicken.

60 is young to pass away. My grandmother died at 74 and that seemed premature in this day and age, she wasn't in ill health.

My DF died at 60 and my DM at 66. My precious Dnephew at 14 and my Daughter was stillborn.

All hurt equally.

I am so sorry for your loss x

@chomalungma I should live to 88 according to that website. I'd be happy with that.

Fil died aged 64 and I thought that was too young

Yes it is young, absolutely. My mum died at 67 and I consider it young.

My dad died when he was 60. I was 16 at the time. A lot of people said how young he was. I remember thinking it was pretty old actually.

60 is my next big birthday. I now know I was wrong.

How old are you and your friend OP?

Mine is 87 according to that. I'd be happy with late 70s as long as I was mobile, coherent and not in pain.

Sadly, quite a few I know have died in their 50s. I used to think 80 was a normal age. I no longer do.

My life expectancy is 87, my parents both died at 80, but my paternal grandparents lived to 96 and 97, my maternal grandparents 87. I am 55 and femail btw

It’s definitely too old to have ‘died young’ but too old to have ‘died old’ if you know what I mean.

Even 70s is too young to me! Dad died at 73 and mum 71. DHs grandparents were both almost 100 when they died.

75 is young too so of course 60 is !

Reckons I could live till 88 and have 1in ten chance of making it to 100

Lost mum last year at 67, horrendously young when I look at all her family who are enjoying their later years. 60 is nothing.

That calculator is a bit of a blunt instrument isn't it!

Based on my current age and my sex, my life expectancy is 87. My husband's is 86.

@chomalungma did you mean that you have a 90% chance of getting to 60? Surely not!

Hell yes it is. I am nearly 58 and nowhere near ready to go. Have another 9 years at least before retirement and hope to have a while not having to work even if I am poor.

Nowadays, yes 60 is too young. A few years ago, however it would have been normal. My mums grandparents all died in their 50's and 60's, her dad died at 62. Unfortunately though, my mum has lost lots of family under 60.

Life expectancy is much higher now than it was due to advances in healthcare and lifestyle. But I think this is why we are seeing so many more people with dementia and other age-related illnesses. After seeing my nan suffer from vascular dementia, I'd rather die younger and not suffer the way she has.

Dad died at 64, so close to retiring. He and mum were going to travel. Mum instead lives a very quiet life for her age, like she's in her late 70s but she's only mid 60s with hopefully loads of life left, she also does tha main caring of her parent and I wish she'd do more stuff for herself but it's her life. It is young.

60 is absolutely too young to die. Especially these days... people seem to be getting 'younger' as in 50 is the new 40 etc.
27 years ago, my granny died aged 57. It was a terrible shock at the time but she seemed 'old' she dressed older than 57 year olds would dress now, and had an older haircut etc. I look at my mum who is 62 now and she looks 10-15 years younger than my granny did at 57