- Sometimes we aren't afraid of dying, but afraid of what will happen to others because we die. (My Mother)
- You can't avoid death, but you can value the time you do have (Beth Wood)
- The American way of life is really something of a rarity and other countries there isn't just bad health care, but a complete lack of it. (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- We live in a country where our health care denies service to the people who need it to make money. (Sicko)
For me HWs 19 and 21 were the most insightful to do because it gave me the perspective of what dying is, from people who had witnessed it first hand. They brought to light how people feel when they are dying and what they want and what they think. They showed us extremely personal moments of weakness and hoped that we would be able to learn from what they had to share. These were two different, but somewhat ordinary cases, two deaths from cancer. By being able to hear these stories, i was able to discover deeper meanings to what it means to live, and then die.
What i really want to know is what is death like. I know there is only one way to find out, but i feel like death isn't something that anyone can ever fully explain because the only way to find out doesn't allow you to ever repeat it. The reasonable question i have is what do people associate death with? What is the first word that comes to mind when someone says death to you. Do they picture a skeleton in a hood with a scythe? Do they picture falling asleep? Maybe even a tombstone. By looking at what people associate their fate with, maybe can begin to understand why people are living the life they are living.
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