Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit.
Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
However, the thought hit me that this was a pretty pathetic way to kick the bucket - being accidentally poisoned during a photo shoot, of all things - and I started weeping at the idiocy of it all.