Battle. Fight. Win. Lose. 

These are the words we use 

We use militarized language that implies it's a fair fight. 

But when it comes to life and death, what does winning really look like? 

Is a person a loser for dying when the outcome isn't really in their control? 

There’s just as much value in trying again as there is in letting go.

 Letting go of suffering, regret, pain, fear. 

Instead of saying someone we love is battling, beating, fighting, winning or losing, why don't we just tell the truth? 

We get sick. We take our medicine. 

Some of us live, some die.