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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (25788)	11/5/1998 10:17:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

<I heard something on the radio today that a failing body leads to a failure of dignity.> Yes, I think that is often true, Alex. I read something along the same lines, that people who have heart surgery typically go through a really deep depression afterwards. I know that my uncle, who is only sixty-three, was so despondent after his recent triple bypass that he decided he would rather continue to eat cheeseburgers and donuts (he's a police detective) and all the other greasy foods that caused his heart trouble for a short period of time until he died, rather than adopt a really spartan Dean Ornish kind of diet and keep on truckin' longer. I really respect Sam because he somehow has dealt with the sense of shock and betrayal that comes with a serious illness and kept on functioning. I think that is really remarkable. I wonder if courageous, honorable, dignified behavior at the end of life is something that is learned, or comes from the depth of character? Death used to be a normal part of life, and everyone probably learned by example how you should act. But in America almost everyone lives so long that it is a rare occurrence.