Dying Shouldn't Be So Brutal
Jan 31, 2015
The New York Times
“Travel safe!” It has become a nearly reflexive wish I give
to friends who are coming or going. This fall, I noticed myself holding
back from saying it to Michael, a dear friend who was wrestling with incurable
cancer. The journey metaphor was too poignant.
I also avoided “Stay safe.” After all, dying is inherently
precarious
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