gims,
I haven't taken the time to read all these posts. The older I get, the more I appreciate life. I think I DON'T fear being dead, as much as I fear the process of getting there. I've visited many care facilities these past three years and have seen lots of young people suffer. A few of them I've befriended while visiting a friend. One gal is 53 and has had MS 21 years. She's been in the home I visit for the past 5 years. She's the sweetest human I've ever met. And I see her suffer and many others suffer. And it's the possibility of being a burden, that scares me. If I could die fast, or go in my sleep, that would be wonderful. I believe our bodies transform into spirit. And we live eternally in that spiritual, being form. I'm looking forward to that. It's getting from here to there that's makes me apprehensive! Since I've experienced what I recently have, I have a much more tender place in my heart for the aged. That I know!