At 117 years old, Emma Morano, the world's oldest person, passed away on Sunday, April 16th. And reportedly, she felt it was the perfect time to exit.

"I could maybe have another fifteen years left," said the Italian record-holder just before her passing, "but this seems to be a good time to leave this Earth."

Morano, born in 1899 in the Piedmont region of Italy, survived WWI and WWII, reportedly felt that the Earth was going in a direction she could never have foreseen, and finally wanted out.

"I've outlived everyone I know, including many younger people, and I don't see much reason to continue," she explained.

Those close to her reported her sudden change of heart over the past year as she watched the Western world spiral into a resurgence of widespread bigotry and growing fascist leanings. "I've seen this before," she remarked months ago to her doctor. "I know where it goes and I don't want to do it again. I could if I had to. I just don't want to."

Morano claimed her secret to life extension was a diet of raw eggs, cookies, and having left her abusive husband in 1938. "I didn't want to be dominated by anyone. So I left him in '38, amidst the war and I felt I'd already escaped fascism. Now, I have no one to leave, so I'm leaving the planet."

Shortly after these remarks, Morano passed. The world mourns. We reached out to the the world's oldest man, Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal (113) for a comment. He simply remarked: "I understand. Believe me, I understand."