A weird set of coincidences in my family…

Of the female blood relatives on my maternal side, I’m the only widow. There are plenty of widowers, and some uncles and male cousins (blood relatives) predeceased the women they married.
But of my female cousins who are gone, [b]they[/b] left widowers.
In my own line,
My great grand-grandmother died at age 59, leaving her husband.
My grandmother died at age 79, leaving my grandfather.
My aunt (my mother’s only sister), passed at age 69, leaving her husband.
Then my own mother, age 89, leaving my father.
My sisters and I were looking at the records and thinking how odd it was.

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hartfire

How do you feel about that?
Does it trigger any thoughts about female-linked lifespan.
How about the epigenetics that can switch the genes on and off.
I would guess that you've probably done well looking after your health.
Is your husband or partner still with you?
Have you shared these thought with him?
What does he say?
What contingency plans might you make?

bijouxbroussard · F

@hartfire [quote] Is your husband or partner still with you?[/quote]
I said, initially, [quote] Of the female blood relatives on my maternal side, I’m the only widow.[/quote]

My grandmother and mother lived a long time, relatively speaking. My aunt had cancer. My great-grandmother, I recently found out, was diabetic, as am I. I’m trying to keep it under control, but it doesn’t bode well for my longevity.
I’m kind of on borrowed time in that regard. But we shall see.