[GoneGirl]

I hear the clock ticking, too. In some sense, I'm already possibly on several years of borrowed time already. I'm already 4 years older than my father and maternal grandfather were when they died, and I just realized I'm approaching when my paternal grandfather died.

There's a root cause for everyone's death, I think. Years ago, there was no way to deal with the medical causes; today it's much different and that a major reason that life expectancy is increasing rapidly. Best thing you can do is have regular checkups and get rid of unhealthy living habits. The one downside of a long life seems to be a greater incidence of Alzheimer's (dementia).

Clara