Last Thoughts

Everybody dies. That’s the cold hard reality of life. Not everyone gets forewarning and time to think about it, and what, if anything, comes next. After undergoing treatment for brain cancer, a patient finds that accepting his inevitable mortality is very difficult. His brain is whirling out of control and he has difficulty controlling his anxiety after treatment fails and palliative care is all that there is left. He has moments of clarity though where he seeks larger truths. Without the ability to communicate any more, he faces his remaining days, trying to deal with something we all will face.