what if I had only one day to live theme

A character is faced with the grim realization that they have only a short time left to live, perhaps just a day.

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StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Grand Hotel (1932) major Kringelein believed he had only weeks or months left to live. He intended to do as much living as possible while he could, and damn the expense.
movie: Six Hours to Live (1932) major Paul Onslow had only six hours to live after being revived from the dead.
rd1988e3x06 major Kryten took what were supposed to be his last 24 hours in stride because he was convinced that Silicon Heaven awaited him.
rd1988e4x04 major Through a miscalculation that left her with a five digit IQ, Holly found herself with herself with scarcely minutes left to live.
tftc1989e4x02 major George showed his true colors after being tricked into thinking he was injected with an experimental virus-cell hybrid that would cause him to die horribly within hours.