I think a major contributing factor is that healthy habits go by the wayside. We stay up late, we over-indulge in alcohol and go heavy on rich desserts like cheesecakes, pies, cookies and egg nog, etc. Then you have all that turkey, stuffing, goose, ham and prime roast drenched in heavy gravies with ample amounts of potatoes. Then come the liqueurs, the brandies, the wines and the champagnes.
Once I get through my New Year's Eve celebration tonight with Chinese food: duck, egg rolls, fried dumplings and rice, etc., I'm waking up tomorrow and going for a nice hike in the woods after a breakfast of yogurt and berries. I'll be getting my life back together - that's my New Year's resolution.
That's when my mom went into the hospital, the day before Christmas Eve, and she never returned home.
Betty White was always active, even when she got older. I suspect the various lockdowns and suspension of TV shows and movies did her no favors in that regard. Some people are just not meant to be idle (reading a book, watching TV, browsing the Internet is not enough).
For people near the end of their life, they often will live until a significant life event, like a spouse’s birthday, or Christmas, or something else.
It was true in my late wife’s case. She hung on for my birthday, and just barely. It was her last great gift to me.
dang..you are eating like King henry VIII....where are the swans presented on a plate complete with trumpets...and blackbird pie.
Oh, WHATEVER! lol