What we learn from the Dying Posted: 10 months ago by Marz
An interesting article by a doctor on what he has learnt from the patients who have died in his care. Sad, but, in a way, (for me, at least) comforting
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Posted: 10 months ago by Alton:
Turning 40 in two months, that article depressed me.
That being said, I'm certainly going to enjoy my raquetball game tonight. Who knows if I'll have another chance.
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Posted: 10 months ago by Maven:
I've had to deal with death most of my life. I grew up on a horse ranch, where animals died often. I raised rabbits for and had to deal with poor mothers who kicked the babies out of the nest for no reason I could ever determine, and clean up the carnage when a buck would chew his way in with a nesting female. My father was in and out of hospitals for an unidentified neurological disorder. In the end, he was comatose--his mind trapped in a body that wouldn't move, that wouldn't respond. I loved him more than anything, but his death was such a release. His still body pushed the good memories aside. Knowing that he was free from the lump of flesh was a blessing.
It always baffles me that so many people today don't get it. Death is not the enemy. Death is the comfort, the solace, the only sure thing we all get. Yes, life is good, and life is fun, and death can be tragic for those left behind, but death is liberation.
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Posted: 10 months ago by Marz:
« Maven : I've had to deal with death most of my life. I grew up on a horse ranch, where animals died often. I raised rabbits for and had to deal with poor mothers who kicked the babies out of the nest for no reason I could ever determine, and clean up the carnage when a buck would chew his way in with a nesting female. My father was in and out of hospitals for an unidentified neurological disorder. In the end, he was comatose--his mind trapped in a body that wouldn't move, that wouldn't respond. I loved him more than anything, but his death was such a release. His still body pushed the good memories aside. Knowing that he was free from the lump of flesh was a blessing.
It always baffles me that so many people today don't get it. Death is not the enemy. Death is the comfort, the solace, the only sure thing we all get. Yes, life is good, and life is fun, and death can be tragic for those left behind, but death is liberation. Wow, you read my mind. I look at death exactly the same way. I don't look forward to it, but I see it as a release. I enjoy my life and don't want to die, but when I do I don't fear it or see it as a bad thing.
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Posted: 10 months ago by badbud:
That was one of the best written articles on death and dying that I've read.
I'm a nurse, I take care of people and I get things done. I am the bulldog you want in your corner making things happen when it all falls apart. My job is to help people get better, be it from a cold or major medical nightmare. And on the rare occasion that I can't help them get better, I teach them how to die. The right way.
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Posted: 10 months ago by elhoopso:
« badbud : That was one of the best written articles on death and dying that I've read. my thoughts exactly! I couldn't stop reading. A beautiful article
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Posted: 10 months ago by teresag:
I'm a nurse, too, and I believe that he was wrong about death as the enemy. As badbud indicated, helping someone die is a great privilege and responsibility for nurses.
I believe with my whole heart that physicians have it all wrong in thinking of death as the enemy. It will happen. If you think of death as the "enemy", you will always lose the "battle." Frankly, conflict imagery does not fit the concept. Death, like birth, raising a family, and crafting a career, is a journey.
More on this here.
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