Dan takes us with him from his shock diagnosis of a brain tumour through his purposeful decision making around treatment and care planning with a goal to outlive his prognosis while maintaining quality of life. Expressing overwhelming feelings of empowerment and release through exploring VAD as an unexpected end of life choice, Dan shares that whilst his diagnosis is immovable, being informed and holding some control over how his death may be as his 'get out of jail card' has freed him to focus on the time in between as a living journey with his wife and family.