Christine, there's no need for apology for sounding sappy. Times like this are made for such. Very sorry to hear about Scott, my prayers are with both of you.

I lost my first wife to cancer, ironically she was a widow, lost her first husbad to viral encephalitis(sp?).

One thing she taught me was to savor every moment, experience life. It's too short, even if theres no illness lurking, just one trip to the doc, one mosquito bite, one mysterious combination of circumstances, and things change.

A friend of mine who is about 10 years older than I and has 2 young children, knows that he probably won't live to see them grow up. His main project is to put together "his life and times" so his children will maybe get to know him better through this media. You mentioned in another post that Scott is doing the same sort of thing, maybe this is a good idea in general. Not wait until it seems the final journey is near.

Let this experience be a reminder to all of us to enjoy life, it's very precious.
Bob S.