Last Breath: We do not get to choose our death; the time, method, or level of pain that comes with
it. In some cases, death “politely” calls out in front of itself, proclaiming that it is on its way. In
others, it rudely barges onto the scene and robs us of years we thought we still had left to live. We
tell ourselves we can defy death but really, at best, we can only put it off. Last Breath represents
the potpourri of emotions that could come with the dying process; there may be warmth, emphatic
denial, or even resignation. But in many cases there is also hope.
