[Junior]

I watched my father die of cancer at the ripe old age of 50, and my mother pass on a few years later from cancer at 51. My youngest brother was still living at home at the time.

Dying well means dying with dignity. You don't throw a tantrum about your sister's selfishness; anyone who knows what's going on will see that. You don't take it to the public and air your family's dirty laundry. You tell all involved it is your sister's choice and you respect it. In other words, become an example of the proper way to go to meet your maker, not as some petty crybaby.

[Post Toasties]

So what? His behavior may be deserving of some criticism. By why fixate on a molehill when there's a mountain that needs addressing? His promise revoking sister is unquestionably the real bad actor in this scenario and her obvious glee in exacerbating his and his family's suffering deserves far stronger condemnation from any balanced perspective.

[soccermom]

"You don't throw a tantrum about your sister's selfishness; anyone who knows what's going on will see that. You don't take it to the public and air your family's dirty laundry. You tell all involved it is your sister's choice and you respect it. In other words, become an example of the proper way to go to meet your maker, not as some petty crybaby." Oh gimmie a break! Are you telling my that, if your aunt had the ability to spare your dad from death at relatively little cost to herself and refused to do so, you would just throw up your hands and say, "Oh well, dad, at least you tried. Now don't throw a tantrum." Somehow, I find that hard to believe. I don't see anything "petty" or "crybaby" about it. We're not talking about squabbling over the china or the flatware -- we're talking about a life. And, if it were my loved one, I would fight for every chance I could give him.

[SoCal Pubbie]

"You tell all involved it is your sister's choice and you respect it. "

What if you don't respect it? I wouldn't, if I was him, and I wouldn't want to lie about it.