Oscar and The Lady in Pink Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

This is a beautiful, but sad story,with the underlying message to live life to the full.

Oscar, terminally ill in hospital, is persuaded by elderly hospital visitor Grannie Rose (the Lady in Pink),to write letters to God.
One day equals ten years, and every night Oscar writes a letter about his life. We meet Oscar at the age of ten, and he leaves at 110, having married, adopted a daughter, and lived his life to the full with joy and adventure.

It helped me question the fear of dying in a positive way.