Hmmm, good question, but a tough one! I cannot help but consider the often very deliberate differences between physiological and psychological age, and they frequently appear in elderly age simultaneously; personally, I can think of few things quite as miserable as a loss in psychological health, while the physiological health persists well, as in dementia, individuals with the physiological health of someone in his/her 50's but with cognitive abilities of someone at 100. I could not imagine living in that manner, but have witnessed some amazing cases of 90+ aged individuals with the psychological health and cognitive abilities of someone half that age - something quite inspiring!
Genetically, my family has waged relatively average lifespans, individuals living until their 70's and 80's, with few exceptions, and that sounds fine to me, so long as my cognitive abilities remain intact, rendering me to the capabilities of a toddler. In other words, I do not place so much emphasis upon numerical age, as apoptosis will take its inherent time regardless, and I feel patient enough for that time, but upon psychological health; I would much sooner prefer living like Jean-Dominique Bauby until age 100 than I would live a few years with advanced dementia.
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