Too much modern medicine! I truly believe that it sometimes speeds up the dying process instead of slowing or reversing it.

I've thought about death nearly everyday since my DH died at 47. My cousin passed away recently - he was 43 - but he was an alcoholic and had numerous health issues. It wasn't a shock.

Like B2Y said, coming to terms with our mortality makes a difference in how we live our lives. I try to live each day as if it's my last.....and not do or say anything I'll regret. And not leave things unsaid. There's nothing worse than the feeling of not doing or saying what you feel and then not having a chance to correct it.