Abstract
Each of us is marching inexorably towards his or her own death. Fortunately for us for most of our lives we do not know when it will happen and how it will happen. If we are particularly fortunate it will come suddenly, painlessly and unheralded; there are less happy alternatives.
Doctors do not save lives; when it is within our skill we postpone death and diminish suffering. We can do no more.
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