Avalynn is a little fighter. She is very obviously within days or hours of us losing her. But she's hanging on, even though we have said goodbye, given her love, reassurance, guidance, comfort, laughed with her, danced with her, sung to her, taken pictures with her, told her we will be cared for, told her we are proud of her & promised relief. It's torture to hear the cries through all the morphine & anti anxiety meds. It's torture to watch her waste away. I asked the doctor why she is fighting so hard to hang on when she is hurting so bad & can't rebound from this. His answer was touching & perfect... He said, " if I was a part of your family, I wouldn't want to leave it either..."