Man, it's funny how we perceive and reflect on time.
I remember doing similar, calculating the date when I'd been together with Lady T for 50% of my life (and doing the same for her). Then we realised we've spent more of our together-life in Australia than in England.
Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Helen will be the same age as her mum when she died next year which is weighing heavily on her mind.
I can sympathise - my dad died at 51.... I'll be 44 this year so that point of parity is still a little way off, but I do remember it was in his mid 40s that he started to get ill with various ailments. It's been on my mind a lot, but I do tend to worry about the future more than I'd like.