Unlike Campbell, he didn’t have a bucket list. He looked at his remaining time as an opportunity to get done what had to be done. Within days, he applied for Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAiD. He began monthly immunotherapy and a short course of radiation. He started doing the practical work of dying: divesting himself of his collection of nearly 1,500 pieces of art, notifying friends and family, and writing an emailed newsletter outlining his condition, treatment plan, and wishes. He valued his independence, he wrote, and didn’t need help yet. And as an atheist, he didn’t need to be notified of friends’ “thoughts and prayers.”
