When my husbands last mde ended, he kidded with me that he was just helping me realize that I didn't need him for anything...he & I both knew now that I could do it all myself since he had pretty much contributed nothing for over 2 years (close to 5 years if you include his surgeries.) I'm not sure how much was kidding. He has always thought he would die young...he never expected to live as long as he has. I think that he was worried what might happen to me and my daughters if he wasn't around. I think he was glad to know we would be just fine without him, somehow that lowered his stress.