My neighbor died from brain cancer, and that sort of pushed me into buying my motorhome. It was sort of a 'reality' moment, where one realizes that your life is short, enjoy what you can of it!
Good luck on your next adventure! Enjoy it while you are young enough to still get out there and see everything! I took 2 years off, and enjoyed every minute of it! Now it is back to the grindstone for me, and I wish I could retire again! (I was only 42, and had sold a wonderful investment, so I had the money to travel). . .
Good luck!
Fred.