This is not quite true. He was not dying. He had Parkinson's Disease. I took him to the neurologist every three months and he was very thoroughly examined by her. She also went over his medications with me. She told me he was in very good shape for his age. His problem was getting up in the night to go to the bathroom. Twice he fell. I borrowed a walker from a neighbor. I pleaded with him to use the walker at night when he had to go to the bathroom. He refused and said "I can do it myself" The third time he fell he broke his femur and was dead in three months. It was totally preventable.