Tonight’s call was three (3)hours long. It went from 9pm to midnight. I find to be particularly sad and at the same time uplifting. In order to see and feel a future without death, we first must experience death in the AC. The loss of life that does not need to happen is staggering. Today I spoke to a woman about a 90 year old man who recently died of a stroke. He did not want to die rather he wanted to continue to live even at the age of 90 years old. He is gone and will be missed by this woman. He was her bridge partner. Another example is a young woman who was very sick and in an automated wheelchair. She struggled every day and could never live a normal life. This did not stop her. She was happy and would have wanted to live longer. She was in her twenties. I think about her mother who has other children and she took care of her. This young woman’s life was a life of struggle. She could still be happy even though she was in an automated wheelchair. What would she and her mother have given for just one more day of life? That makes me think a lot. As I see the preciousness of life being ripped out of our lives, it makes me angry that it doesn’t have to be that way. I am now beginning to see just how wrong the politicians are and that government desperately needs to be changed! We as strong and healthy human beings need to take a long, hard look at ourselves and start fighting for the futre that we know can exist. I even think about my ex-husband’s death and I know that my daughter woudl give anything to have her father back even for just one more day. She graduated from high school without him and graduated college without him as well. The loss of all these lives is completely unneccessary and must be stopped. We have the responsibility to do what we can to end this insanity created by the politicians and government. It is time to step up and do something now. We are in the fortunate position to be in the Society where we can actually do something now to help bring it about. Happy New Year and let’s make the best of 2014 for each and everyone of us.