How Young is "Too Young to Die"?

[SheilaT]

11. All I know is that

I am making plans to see the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2045. I'll turn 97 a week later. Anything before then will be too young.

I actually find it hard to name a specific age. Some people can pack so much more of sheer living in fewer years than others can. I also want everyone to be in good health until the very end, which all to often does not happen. Someone with a terrible, chronic disease may be ready to go decades earlier than I hope to be ready.

And also on a highly personal level, if I got diagnosed tomorrow with something that will soon be fatal, I might well not do a lot to prolong my life, especially if it's at the cost of spending most of the rest of my time in hospitals. While there are still lots of things I hope to do before I check out (I'm serious about the solar eclipse) I've already had a pretty decent life, and it wouldn't be so awful if I didn't get to be around another thirty years.