[life] and Death, part 2

So, Terry Schiavo's body followed her mind yesterday. My dad was prompted by this turn of events to let me know via email what his wishes were should such a situation happen to him. Yesterday, after reading about Terry's death, I sat down and wrote my own living will.

Thinking about death isn't bad, so long as you aren't some teenager in black eyeliner working yourself up into a suicidal frenzy. Thinking about death is healthy. Preparing for death, even if you don't believe you'll have to face it anytime soon, is a healthy thing to do. It makes you think about all the things that you are putting off, waiting for later. What would we regret if suddenly, there was no more later to wait for?

Thank you, Terry, and thank you, Micheal, for being the catalysts that set my brain on this path. I'm going to make some efforts to resolve some of my laters before they become regrets. Life is too short. Life is too uncertain. And if I end up in a persistant vegetative state, I want my loved ones to feel that I had a full life, that I was happy and loved, and that it is okay to let me go.