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Max-
I enjoyed hearing that your cousin will be alive for 10 more years. I thought it was great that you were able to tell him that he would have more time on earth then he thought. I expected AIDs to be a much shorter death. But a disease that gives 25 years to live is one of the best to get because thats a quarter of a life time, you can do a lot in that time. You need to proof read your work and fix spell mistakes but over all it was a good project.
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Alex-
Your project feel right in to your lap but not in the way you wanted. I know how hard it is to see some one commit suicide and how it makes you think about life and the world but i have never thought about the aspect of the mind dying and the body wanting to live. "How can the mental part of you want to die but the physical part of you want to keep going? I know that the girls body wanted to live because she was still breathing after she was hit by the train." I thought this was a very interesting insight. It shows me that you took time to think about this girls death and the time you spent looking at her.
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Susan Gordon-
The best part of the blog was Dr. Burn's interview. The points that were interesting were that she does not give false hope to patients but rather emphasizes being positive. I also found it fascinating that many end of life patients are not mentally alert and that when she finds a patient depressed she makes the appropriate referral. Additionally, I appreciated Evan's comment about the patient having full control over their end of life decision.

I think this blog is well-developed and clearly points out and summarizes the differences between the movie and and what actually takes place in a hospital setting.
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Matt B-
Facing death is my greatest fear so i know where your coming from. It is that impossible journey to understand death. You fell you should understand it hearing about it and seeing it but you never do until you experience it at least thats what I've herd. Your speech in class made me want to read your blog post because it was powerful and mysterious. I liked the line,"It happens whether your ready or not. A long life is not promised." because its as true as can be and your promised nothing in this word.
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Nick-
I think that Dr. Burn answered every question in an extremely honest manner. I know that to me taking about death is much more awkward and weird. I can only assume that this is easy for her because she has seen death so many times. But that raised a question for me, When does death stop being important?

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Christain-

After hearing your speech in class i was very interested in your point of view on illness and dying. When you stated, "So what would a person with a terminal illness fulfill their neediness with? The care from others? Love and support from family and friends? How much more different is that from a person who doesn't suffer from an illness?" I really liked that you made this point because I to think about how a persons desires change when there faced with terminal illness. I would like to know how my desires would changed faced with death. But I dont want to die any time soon. Everyone I have talked to says life does not feel as strong till your dying.