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My dad was in critical condition, lying in the ICU with a tube down his throat. A lawyer showed up with a will and told me to sign, said it was what my dad wanted. I skimmed it. Three apartments, two companies, three million dollars in savings, all of it left to his illegitimate son. For me, there was only one line: [Live well.] A nurse asked if we should keep trying to save him. The bill was already a hundred thousand in the red. I looked at the will and suddenly laughed. On the phone, his illegitimate son said, "Wait for me. I'm on my way. Do whatever it takes to keep my dad alive." I signed the form and withdrew treatment.