Only a few months left to live

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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He was just 4 years old when he was told that he was incurably ill and had only a few months left to live.

Is “left” redundant?

Thanks.

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Yes: He was just 4 years old when he learned that he was terminally ill and had only a few months to live.

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Yes, ‘left’ and ‘to live’ together look redundant. But the following may also be acceptable:

He was just four years old when he was told that he was so incurably ill that he had only a few months left.

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