Wolfgang:

That is a fascinating hypothesis... that people try to hang on until they reach some desired goal. My Father's goal was to live the longest of anyone is his family, and he excercised resolutely and took better care of himself in his last years than he had at any point in his life. I used to kid him that he shouldn't relax, once he lived longer than anyone else in the family. He did live longer than his Father and all his brothers when he passed 92. He didn't make 93. I'm not saying that he died because he didn't have a goal to reach, because I don't know that to be true. But when people get old (not youngsters like us here in Mudcat) sometimes their will to live disappears. Some may want to live until their Great grandchild is born, or a grandchild gets married. Some want to live until a particular wedding Anniversary. The will to live is probably one of the most important requirements of a healthy life.

Thanks for sharing that..

Jerry