:::epilogue

i never had second thoughts about my decision to let my father be taken off life support, thus allowing him to die.


nope, no regrets.


what did fester for a while was the thought that such alternatives were available. to coldly choose a date when a life should end. but i guess those are the evolving morals we've submitted our souls to.


after all, we've come to accept a "woman's right to choose" a date when a developing life should be extracted from her body, no matter that that life ceases to proceed.


at the same time, however, we've also accepted the idea that we can choose a date of birth.


and this is where the circle of life comes into play. tony was born "by appointment."


a date with my father's death then, later, a date with my youngest child's birth.