these eyes are the eyes of the old

A little bit awash in spite of the dry, a few things have come together.

1).Moving is difficult even when it's more simple than moving usually is. I'm leaving behind someone I'll never see again.

2).Good writing reads smoothly in a way that leaves its reader with the impression of effortlessness, perhaps even instilling the (false) impression that the reader could write with just as much clarity and simplicity.

3).A plan to opt for "palliative" care should not lead to the assumption that the sufferer is going to die. It merely means that treatment is aimed at alleviating symptoms rather than aggressively seeking to cure. Palliative can still be used to describe the care for a patient who may be cured, or one who will live with a disease on a longterm basis.

4).There is much to be learned from animals in the ways in which they cope with disease, and the ways in which they interact with each other, with their own bodies, and with the world around them. They don't worry about whether or not they will live a full life; they just spend their time making sure each day is full.

5).It isn't the crying that feels good. It's the comparative internal peace that follows it.

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