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Originally Posted by Mr. In-Between
That's huge. My wife's more than 20 years younger than I, and I've never in my life been more conscious of my own mortality and downright afraid of dying as I have been these last several years. She's disabled, and the idea of leaving her alone to fend for herself while still in her 40s just scares the hell out of me. I always led a pretty wild and adventurous life, and just figured that when it was my time, so be it. Never gave it much thought. Now, though? Jesus, I've never been more cautious and safety-conscious in my life!
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It’s not always the old one that dies. My dad is 12 years older than my mom and she’s also a handicap, my mom died 12 years before he did, so technically he lived 24 more years than she did.
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