"In an absurdly painful year, I’m not sure I’m ready to condemn someone who acknowledges that death is on the horizon and decides to spend some time with his loved ones."

Damon, this article is such a balanced and thoughtful piece! Same here, I'm afraid for my parents and torn between seeing them again, and them enjoying time with the grandkids - but fearing what this could harm them... on the other hand, they are at risk to be infected anyway, as they run a mom&pop store.

Yes, we will all die at some point. Yet, so difficult to make a choice about the odds of when!