Oooh. I haven't considered that before. I know he can't willingly kill himself in any situation, but he might take the Shirley way out. As he's dying he'd acknowledge that he has lived his life as much as he could.
That or he'd be on his death bed going, "LIVE... I MUST LIVE."
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That or he'd be on his death bed going, "LIVE... I MUST LIVE."