A neuroscientist prepares for death
I have nothing but sympathy and sadness for the plight of the author. It's terrible and unfair. I would certainly rather be snuffed out instantly than have to suffer with a long and incurable illness.However I found his last point a betrayal of his life and intelligence. Commenting about afterlife for which there is isn't a scintilla of evidence nor mechanism is a poor way to leave his very moving piece.