I don't think 70 is that old that death is around the corner though certainly retirement is. My partner retired and entered into the most productive time of his life. He is now almost 90 and still works out every day. That's 20 more years beyond retirement. I know he is unusual but it has given me a different perspective on age and aging. All of his friends are in their 80s living vibrant lives. Just trying to say that fearing mortality though natural doesn't necessarily have to be connected to that particular age as inevitable. People are living longer. Still it would be good if he could answer some basic questions about retirement or what you do if something happens so that you know a bit more. I've had this discussion with mine because I sensed that he might be planning to retire. He told me his plans and we also discussed what would happen if something happened to him by going over some colleagues. It was a brief discussion that was not unpleasant at all.