At a guess, fear of death or not? On 19 Jan, 15:20, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Always a personal choice, yes. Yet some deaths seem so much more > peaceful. My own mother came home from vacation, entered the hospital > not feeling well, and died from a recurrence of cancer in three days, > just enough time to gather her family, and all seven children (spouses > and some grandchildren) were there at the final, peaceful moment. > > My mother in law fought it all the way, requiring greater amounts of > meds to keep her calm, languishing for months. The person we knew was > gone months before that moment. > > I wonder what it is we bring to the moment that makes the difference. > > On Jan 19, 9:11 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's just gota be a personal thing hasn't it? > > > My Grandad died just last week, he died of Liver Cancer, he had been > > clinging to life for the last three years and went out looking gaunt > > and wasted. My Nan has colon cancer and has just decided to not have > > treatment for it after watching my grandad fade out slowly. > > > It's just gotta be personal choice, yes? > > > On 19 Jan, 14:51, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I watched my friend Chris Bernard face his eminent death with love, > > > courage and dignity. While participating in this with him, I > > > wondered, what is the state of mind that death requires of us? What > > > can we bring to it to ease our own suffering? Should we rage against > > > the dying of the light like Dylan Thomas? Should we reach out for > > > spiritual support, ask forgiveness, say farewell? What do YOU think?- > > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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