NCC: Death Wish

[Guest guest]

Does this resemble the love and care you get from your family and friends as

we deal with this chiari monster?

An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he

suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting

up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from

the

bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom,

and with even greater effort forced himself down the stairs, gripping the

railing with both hands. With labored breath, he leaned against the

door-frame, gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death's agony, he

would have thought himself already in heaven: there, spread out upon

newspapers on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favorite

chocolate chip cookies. Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic

love

from his devoted wife, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man.

Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the

table, landing on his knees in a rumpled posture. His parched lips

parted;

the wondrous smell made it seem the cookie was already in his mouth;

seemingly bringing him back to life. The aged and withered hand, shakingly

made its way to a cookie at the edge of the table, when it was suddenly

smacked with a spatula by his wife.

Stay out of those, " she said, " they're for the funeral. "