Like I've always thought that once a person reaches 70 there death can no longer be considered tragic. One time a co worker said to me "I feel bad about that one adult that died" which actually makes me think that it's kind of silly to feel bad about people who die in their 70s, let alone 80s and 90s. Like people killing themselves in their teens and 20s is tragic. Someone dying of cancer at 73-74 not so much.
shareIt's always considered tragic, even if the person is at the "expected age" to die. For example, I had a grandma who suffered from Parkinson's Disease for over 30 years. We all knew the disease would eventually kill her, but we didn't know when. It wasn't until recently that she finally passed away, and I think she was in her 70s at the time. We all still found it tragic and tear-inducing because we all love her, and we had to watch on and off over the years while the Parkinson's caused her to slowly degrade over time.
One of my grandpas died because he got a Staph Infection while on dialysis, something those careless nurses could have prevented if one of them hadn't been too lazy to clean his PICC line.
The other grandpa died because his dumbass doctor mistook his thyroid cancer for a bad cold. So he could have gotten treatment earlier and survived if his doctor hadn't been an incompetent idiot.
So while it is common to think dying young is tragic, it's still tragic for the elderly too.