...tight-lipped determination to fight such a terminal diagnosis with everything (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy), and then the long, long journey toward accepting that some wars cannot be won. Not graceful acquiescence, not pretty surrender... Debbi
my first wife had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis and chose not to linger on life support. she skipped all the stages and went straight to acceptance. she died with dignity, and was consoling us at the end. a childhood friend of mine was recently diagnosed with hepatitis c and diabetes two. he accepts his impending demise with humor, and leaves it up to fate whether he will get a transplant in time. when it's time for me to shuffle off i will look for a way to get my self freeze dried, rather than lingering on and suffering. it's a long shot, but since i don't believe in god, i hope we make it to the singularity in time. jon ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
