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Death, Autonomy, and Dax's Terminal Diagnosis Non-Denial
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The conversation takes a genuinely philosophical turn as Dax works through his thinking on mortality. His argument: the deceased experience nothing, so there is nothing to fear on their behalf. The sadness of death lives entirely in those who remain. But even that grief can be reframed — Dax says he loves his father more now than when he was alive, and that the love doesn't disappear, it gets channeled. He then drops a semi-serious revelation: he has considered not telling loved ones if he gets a terminal diagnosis, because he doesn't want to spend his last year being pitied. Monica pushes back, noting her grandfather's long illness gave her time to grieve him before his body died. Dax commits to nothing, only noting that he refuses to lie if asked directly.
Jackie cited roughly 20,000 breast cancer cases per state per year in the US, illustrating the scale of the epidemic.
