MinnMan

This thread has taken some turns that are quite different from where it began, but so be it.

I'm not sure that there is a better way to die. I understand how miserable and sad it is to fade away on a couch, in a hospital bed, in a long term care facility, etc. But there is something to be said for fading away- making your peace with the end, making plans, saying goodby, giving people the opportunity to say goodbye ....

The sudden demise- on the road, or just dropping dead from a heart attack whilst walking down the street? I picture it - the instant of terror and confusion, the thousands of things flashing through my mind, left undone, left unsaid, left unplanned......

We'll all go through it, one way or another.