re: What's Eating Gilbert Grape mom has passed away

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Really makes me rethink the whole healthy living = long life.

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It certainly helps. Anecdotes and outliers aren't a good reason to rethink anything in themselves. But the more important issue isn't length, it's quality. You notice how the announcement obliquely references the pain she was in? Healthy lifestyles go a long way toward healthier and happier old age. Nothing is guaranteed, but some things sure as frick help. You only get one life -- don't let something like this lead you to choices you can't take back.