"The enemy's gate is down" is a subtle Ender's Game reference, and it's beautiful in this post. This person's life expectancy is not oriented in the usual way,

"The enemy's gate is down" is a subtle Ender's Game reference, and it's beautiful in this post. This person's life expectancy is not oriented in the usual way, so the phrase becomes a call to re-establish norms and consider life in a way that suits the present reality. This isn't just a lesson to be learned by the dying, either.