Death

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I love this picture. It shows the real me.

D is for death. Not Jack’s death. Ultimately, that will be his with which to deal.

I want to talk today about my own death, and the 70% chance that I will die before Jack. That’s the statistic. 70% of caregivers die before the person for whom they are caring. In truth, I very nearly did die three years ago.

Three years ago, before we had a diagnoses, before Progressive Nuclear Palsy robbed Jack of most of his sight, stole his balance and strength, di...