late Isaac Asimov, “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” “ When people come to understand their condition as terminal, the picture changes dramatically. They begin to live with a stopwatch, counting the moments remaining before death

 late Isaac Asimov, “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” “ When people come to understand their condition as terminal, the picture changes dramatically. They begin to live with a stopwatch, counting the moments remaining before death