Specifically, about Father (I avoided naming him in the thread title for spoiler reasons).
I just met him (I know. I'm behind), but I was struck by something I discovered after speaking with him.
http://i.imgur.com/V91RRQN.png
Father is a 60 year old man who has lived by and large in relative comfort and security. Yet he has shockingly white hair. He's obsessed with the Synth Child prototype. He sleeps in a hospital bed with an oxygen supply nearby.
Is Shaun dying?