What matters most to you in the end?

After being shared on the Stupid Cancer Facebook page, my recent blog post about Brittany Maynard got over 1,800 Likes, and my website stats jumped to 6,000+ pageviews in one day.

The post also seemed to offend everyone on all sides of the assisted suicide debate. I find this interesting because I thought I was writing a very neutral post.

No matter what you believe, Brittany got us thinking...

A lesson we can all take away from Brittany's decision is that it is important for everyone to think about what matters most to us "in the end."

We are all going to die. But we can choose what we are willing to put up with.

Some people may want treatment at all costs, no matter how damaging it may be, even to the people around them.

Some of us may want some treatment, up to a point, and then to be comfortable, free from seizures and pain.

And to others that might be still too much.

Medical interventions and health care is at a tipping point, and Brittany Maynard put this in perspective at a grand scale. I am glad she got us thinking and talking.