JT,
That's great. It leads me to other thoughts and questions. If the real possiblity of his death brings on the reaction of jumping in to keep him alive then what other reaction is there? What would be a proactive choice instead of a reaction out of fear? The only thing I can think of is to leave him out there and pray with all I am and go through the hardest time I've ever gone through. And if he were to die it would be harder than the hardest time I've ever been through. So my reaction is to avoid all these horrible consequences.
Fear=Reaction=Avoidance
Hugs,
MG