We had an incredible talk. Both of us were just sobbing. We talked about ways of him not losing me. And he's such a love, so sensitive, sweet and gentle. I think we need as a society to sustain death in our consciousness.
Death is a reality, by virtue of life itself.
Our society has been in such a fog, evading death and dying, that I really think we don't live as fully because of that evasion. Well, I've learned to live fully now. Fred Branfman is a veteran political activist and commentator. He is a regular contributor to Salon. Join Jackie McEntee in Table Talk.