I agree on the point of view thing. But there is a different way to look at it. Not DYING at 56 being a gift, but rather LIVING until age 56.
When my mom got polio in 1954 at the age of 40, my dad was told that she would die from this. That was the most likely outcome for adults that contracted polio back then. It must have been terrifying for him, the thought of losing his wife and finding a way to raise his 8 kids on his own. But instead, she survived, She lived another 35 years. After she died, my dad told me that although losing her at age 75 was hard, he greatly appreciated the extra 35 years. The bottom line is that each of us gets a life. We don't get to choose how long it can be, so it's up to us to do what we can with it. --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Dorothy Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: It depends on your point of view. I don't consider dying at the age of 56 a 'gift' not even if it *did* save others lives (and I can't see how it did.) I believe each person is as important as any amount of others. dee
