... think of my pain and fear of losing him. I did what he said and stayed strong with courage and, most importantly, in faith. My father beat the odds and fully recovered. A near death experience of a loved one certainly has a way to immediately appreciate that person and life. After his illness, I spent ... as much time as possible with my dad, enjoying his presence. Strength was not the only lesson I learned from my dad. He also showed me the importance of family. He was always such a giver and never a taker. My dad was the type of person you could always count on to be there is there was...

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... are directly effected by terminal illness'. It is predicted that over 25,000 Terminally ill Americans will turn to euthanasia just in the year 2003. The conservative part of the U.S. population are strongly against euthanasia. They consider it to be wrong, their arguments support their religion which say, Since humans ... did not create themselves they do not own our bodies. They are entrusted with them for care, nurture and safe keeping. God is the owner and giver of life and His rights in giving and in taking are not to be violated. Attempting to kill oneself is a crime in life as .....

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