Goodreads asked Matt Micros:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Matt Micros Destinare is the story of a man who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, who is faced with a difficult choice. He can either fight to extend his life, or accept his fate. What he doesn't realize is that his decision not only affects his life and those immediately around him, but also complete strangers in ways he could not even imagine. What if he wasn't around in three years to save a little girl who had fallen onto the train tracks in front of a moving train? And what if she in turn, wasn't around to become a doctor with the ability to save lives?

The idea came from my mother's decision to not receive treatment for her terminal cancer. She decided that she would rather feel good for as long as she had, than extend her life by a few months, only to feel terribly each day. Selfishly, my sister and I struggled to understand her choice, but we had to respect it. From that difficult time, Destinare was born.

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