Do not go quietly into that good night

I forgot that someone can rally right before death. I warned the other therapists not to get too excited because she wasn't able to eat and had previous wishes for no feeding tube. I warned them that death was inevitable. But when she started improving in my therapy, my optimism and excitement leaped in. And then she passed less than 12 hours later (I wholly reject the word "expired"- we are not milk). That last rally- how miraculous and how cruel.