How would you spend the last days with someone you love? Though we know that life is unpredicatable and any of us could be on our last moments... what do you do when you are faced with a more predictable finish? When the hypothetical "end" becomes "five days"... can you possibly "make the most" of them? Is it okay to admit they are the Last Days or are you supposed to remain optimistic until its over? When days become officially numbered, when survival is defined in a percentage... how do you react? What do you do when you don't have enough time left to do it all but must make a list with a definite end? When and how do you say goodbye? Is it a blessing to know before hand or is it easier when death is unexpected? How do you go back to living when someone else is dying? How do you go on with real life when friends are mourning? What can you possibly offer when there's nothing to be done?

My thoughts and prayers are focused on my dear friends Nathan and Julie and their respective families.