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kooka
I agree. When I am dying, I do not want my body to be forced by machine to remain alive. I want to be with my God. My friend recently had to go home to be with her mother who was very ill and in the hospital. My friend is a follower of Christ, and is very much in love with him, as was her mother. In the hospital, she, her sisters and her father advised the doctor that her mother was not to be put on life support as it had always been her desire to not have that happen to her. The doctor refused, saying that since it was not written down by her mother, the others had no say in the matter and according to the doctor they couldn't know the condition their mother was in. Can I begin to explain how angry it made me to hear that account? It's one thing to make the effort and do what you can for a person, an entirely different thing to force his body to breathe when his spirit is on its way.
posted by
Cosette
on November 15, 2003 at 1:37 AM
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haven't read your blogs
I didn't mean to offend you. Thanks for commenting so quickly.
posted by
cantey
on November 14, 2003 at 10:19 PM
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cantey
You really need to read some of my past Blogs to know how I feel when someone wants to 'pray for me'. If you do it, I don't want to hear about. If it makes you feel better, enjoy it. His name is David.
As for the excepting death thing, I have. Death does not bother me as such. I have lost several people I have been close to. I know I have been lucky so far in who has been lost to me. But I have never had a problem with the idea that they have died. I have missed them and I grieved for them, but I excepted it. I have never needed any answers, be they from the Bible or elsewhere.
Death is a part of life and you either except it or you fear it.
It you fear it, then in has great power over you.
I don't like letting things get that kind of power over me.
When you except it, you have the power then.
I like having the power myself.
Okay, another one of my comments turning into a Blog of its own.
posted by
kooka_lives
on November 14, 2003 at 9:40 PM
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sensative ground
death is real. grief is real. suffering is real. I do not deny the humanity and logic of wanting to release a loved one from suffering. This is a sensative subject, because of the depth of emotion and lack of answers, so it is not the time to wax preachy and theological. That always seems to come across as insensitive, and really, it is. so i will not try to explain this away religiously. We both know suicide is not good according to the Bible, but this is a little more complicated. In times in our lives when a loved one is sick and nearing death, our hearts tend to be more open and receptive to God. We tend to look heavenward in spite of ourselves. Almost like: "God, you know I don't believe in you but.......can we talk?" I pray that you will find a friend who knows the Lord that TRULY walks in the wisdom and compassion of Christ and can provide you with some answers. I could attempt to explain to you what I believe the Bible teaches on this subject, but it would be very long, because it took me many years to learn and come to realise it. Not that I do not believe it to be worth it to explain it to you, but it would not be the same as it being presented to you in the context of trust as opposed to a faceless unknown. May peace be with you and your family. If you would like, I will pray for your uncle. I would like to know his name.
posted by
cantey
on November 14, 2003 at 9:24 PM
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Sneak Previews
I think it's all about the unknown. If we had some clue (I mean really...not someone else's word for it) what lied beyond this life, then there wouldn't be so much to fear.
posted by
TooeleWriterGal
on November 13, 2003 at 8:43 AM
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Let's Rehearse for it
There is so much pain and fear surrounding death. I wish society could begin to see that it's just a continuation of life...another door we go through...the beginning of a new adventure. When I'm on that threshold I hope I have the wisdom to remember these words. Problem is, we most often don't get the chance to rehearse for this very important event.Then again, maybe I just did.
posted by
Wanderer
on November 12, 2003 at 10:00 PM
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