The one thing about living so long is that after, say, 70/75 you have no idea when the hammer is going to fall...and it could wham down at any second. Hopefully by 70 or so you are philosophical enough about things to just coast along and take it day by day.
I don't agree. Even at 70 and 80, you know day to day if you are healthy. You know whether you are overweight. You know if you have chronic disease. You know if your mind and body are right.
Yes, the hammer could fall at any moment - IF you are an overweight, bacon and sausage eating, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetic mess. That could happen if you are 40 or 50. It is about diet and lifestyle. You don't have to constantly worry about dropping dead if you live right.
I read an article about a British man who lived about as long as this. His taste buds had all worn off of his tongue so he couldn’t enjoy his food any more. He was in a nursing home, wasn’t very mobile and didn’t get out much. He may have been alive but it wasn’t much of a life.