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Preface ixThursday, March 17, 2005: Who Decides? 1Friday, March 18, 2005: Pulling the Plug 17Saturday, March 19, 2005: A National Obsession 34Sunday, March 20, 2005: Palm Sunday Compromise 50Monday, March 21, 2005: The Hard, Honest Road 69Tuesday, March 22, 2005: Two, Three Days at a Time? 87Wednesday, March 23, 2005: Politics vs. Morality 103Thursday, March 24, 2005: Arc of Human Existence 118Friday, March 25, 2005: Hey, Good-Looking 134Saturday, March 26, 2005: Living Corpse 150Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005: Science vs. Religion 165Monday, March 28, 2005: Comfort Kit 181Tuesday, March 29, 2005: Being There 199Wednesday, March 30, 2005: Saying Good-bye 216Thursday, March 31, 2005: Learning from Terri 231Epilogue 251Acknowledgments 271Appendix 275References 309Index 317