Yeah, quality life... that's very important to me, as I don't subscribe to the belief that all life is By Definition Good. Just like any other thing, life has to *earn* the "good" label in my universe. So my job is to make that happen. I admire your father's ability to make a hard choice in order to make his life better.

I fear blindness. BIG fear. It's my control-freakishness: I want to be completely independent, and there would be some big hurdles there.

Ramble any time. :)