I don’t understand why everyone is attacking this man’s decision.
By the word of Gedolei Yisroel, the entire yeshivish world in E”Y stopped learning Torah to daven for the life of Rav Elyashiv, who is advanced in years. Rav Elyashiv continuing to live was more important at that time than all the Torah in E”Y combined.
This is the greatness of Rav Elyashiv. Whether this story is true or not, the avreich mentioned in the article has made the decision that he made based on his conclusions and it is his choice. We can’t even start to claim that we understand how “giving years of your life to someone else” works.