I didn't want to but my wife made me do it: Go to a doctor for a complete physical and general health check-up. The doc seemed reasonably good - had decently written personality and didn't try to use any sort of faux-human appearance as a crutch - so I figured we could talk straight. "How are all the parts looking ( Read more... )

A moment after opening the door, his face falls. "Damn ( Read more... )

I guess it's sort of funny, really, how much better it is once you stop fighting the inevitable and simply succumb to it instead. It's not the fear of death that's so horrible, you know. It's hope that's the problem-- the vain hope that somehow you can do something to stop what has already happened. Once you give that up, it's so easy. Once you ( Read more... )