I am not afraid of death. When the time comes,( I hope its eons away) I am ready. The only reason I want to wait is to see my chores here on earth finished. I know I am a good person, so no worries there. Want to know what really terrorises me?? Spiders. Fast, spindly little stinkers.

I went through cancer with the man I loved and he passed away almost 16 months ago...

Obviously due to being terminally ill we had spoke of death a great deal... He had no fear of it at all - his only fear was how his death would be for those left behind...the most important thing I guess is living your life in a way where those you care for know that you do, and truly enjoying every day you have...because you never know when it's your time.

I was with him the morning he died - there was a hospice nurse at the house and she told me it was happening. So I went in to hold him and make sure he felt loved and like it was "Okay" to let go... There was no fear, no pain, no tears at the moment it happened... we smiled at each other, said a few things, I kissed him and then there was just peace....it was the most heartbreaking beautiful moment of my life... and in that moment I learned, death really is nothing to fear at all...

Not living life where you're loved and smiling at the end of it is what there is to fear.