When we are born, mortality is a fact of life we all have to live with. "Mortality" is defined as "the state or condition of being subject to death." Once born, we are all destined to die. Despite this inevitability, most individuals are uncomfortable with the idea of death and the finality of its occurrence. Facing one's own mortality is not an easy task for the average “Joe” that feels that he has a very personal and innate duty to live a full and complete life.
Progress in medical science involving decreasing pain and prolonging life has, for the lack of a better term, “smeared” the line between the living and the dead. To the cancer patient facing constant pain and numerous, pointless operations, this progress merely represents the m
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