"I've had enough and that's fine," said the gentleman before me. "I just want to die." 

"I get that, I do." A startled look crossed his face. 

"I've known you a long time, Blether, I knew you would understand. I'm fed up with people trying to talk me round. Every day I wake up now is a disappointment." 

I nodded. 

"Even my last pleasure has gone. I can't concentrate on a good novel any more because I forget the characters names." 

I nodded. 

"My life has been one long party, but now the crowd has got younger and the music has changed. I'm ready for the exit door." 

I nodded.

"And I live in fear of an event that leaves me trapped in my own body........." 

And he continued. And I nodded. Then I left.......

And this is what awaits many of us.......