So sorry for your loss Dan. I was going to post something along those lines, that this gave people time to say goodbye a bit better, but you speak from experience and me, I speak from wishful thinking where I wish I'd had that chance with someone. On a brighter note, it's not over until it's over - this guy just might get better, and if he doesn't, where there's a medical chance there's a medical responsibility to keep trying - economics, religion and everything else don't enter into it as long as we're dealing with physical facts IMHO.