Why was Johnsy counting the falling leaves in descending order ?

 Joanna was counting the falling leaves because she had lost all hope of living. She believed that with the fall of last leaf, she will also leave this world. That's why she was counting the leaves in the descending order, making a note of how many days she had left before the last leaf falls. 
 
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