https://wset.com/news/local/bedford-co-hunter-oldest-in-north-america-passes-away-at-105

You don’t hear all that much about 104-year-olds, perhaps since they’re usually squirreled away in some nursing home by then ‘for their own protection’ by then. Or perhaps because the average human life expectancy is 79.3 in the U.S. (both sexes combined), while in Sierra Leone it’s still only 50.1—the longest-lived people in the world these days, the Japanese, live an average of 83.7. But ironically I happened across articles about not

one, but two century+4-year-olds while leafing through the news today.

By now we’ve probably all heard of Australian scientist David Goodall, who decided to spare himself any future suffering and make the long trip to Switzerland to humanely end his own life (just as you would a beloved old dog or cat who had outlived his or her ability to know joy in life). “Why Would Anyone Oppose This 104-Year-Old Man’s Decision to Die With Dignity?” asks…