Originally Posted by cyclelops

...Fear is part and parcel of the existential crisis we all have to deal with. Without fear, would we have courage?

I guess, I have to trust that I will cope with whatever comes my way. Hopefully with dignity and humor. Hence, I am not worrying about who picks me up....I meant that in the philosophical sense, in that you have to trust others and a higher power.

It sux to be sick. It sux worse to be sick and look great. I am not recommending denial. It would be worse to be imminently terminal and have to deal with that in the prime of life. Life is not a rose garden....it is more like a briar patch or a nest of fire ants.