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It would be sad to lose the Sultanate of Rum, though. I previously watched a video about the Medieval Turkification of Anatolia. It really was an interesting process:

Sad for Edessa. :( And the religious differences would be just too stark, eh?

Does this prevent Edessa's subsequent fall? After all, if Edessa has a strong Byzantine protector, then it's much less likely to subsequently fall, right? Also, this is more long-term, but if the southern Crusader states are still eventually conquered by the Muslims in this TL while the...

How do you know that John II won't be an exception to this rule? For instance, when I imagine Russian Tsar Alexander II living longer, I can imagine him living to age 75+ even though many members of his family did not reach this age.

And Andronikos could have lived even longer if he wasn't killed! Also, this Trapezuntine Komnenos prince lived into his late 60s or beyond, but he likewise appears to have been an exception: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_of_Trebizond

This source gives a 70-year lifespan for Alexios: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Alexius-I-Comnenus And Andronikos Komnenos lived for almost 70 years before he was killed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_I_Komnenos

I think that you're underestimating John II's potential. IMHO, it's possible that he could survive until the 1160s, dying sometime in his 70s. His father Alexios I Komnenos lived to age 70, after all.