It kind of is and is kind of not. I would have preferred to be in my 50's when health started to go down hill instead of 38 when it crashed out of nowhere, but such is life. At least with early hits we are more mentally able to handle the hit and not end up to bitter as we age, at least I don't see myself being so bitter from it all, yet I have known a few people that the first hard health issue when they are fifty seem to take it harder.