I only really became comfortable with the idea of death after having DD. I think I felt like I'd achieved what I was meant to achieve and I would always live on as part of her. I know how corny that sounds

Totally agree with Marydean that rather than seeing death as the ultimate in scary, I realise that I have limited time left and am thinking about my legacy which has led me to seeking a career change and setting some priorities for how I want the rest of my life to pan out.

I think also having had some pretty incapacitating health issues, I've had a bit of an insight into what getting older will be like and I can now imagine welcoming death when my body really starts to crumble.