A day before her Death

That you for posting this, Hypo. I'm going to print this out and refer to it often. It's something to remind me whenever I get to feeling down. We forget about all we have to be grateful for.
 

This young woman showed more class with her known fate than many seniors I know. Know an 80 year who has been complaining about a multitude of issues many from aging, wear and tear and they feel cheated. At first they complain, then use as excuses for what ever then back to complaining whining. They are in tears at time then talk about suicide(Oh I can't go on like this, from physical ailments, not disease-they even beat cancer)

Which brings to me to this. I was actually thinking about creating a post 'What is a dignified death' before I even saw this with the focus on those who don't complain, whine, cry etc vs those who are in tears like the world/life cheated them. This woman lived her final days with dignity. She's didn't complain about her fate. That's class. It was her's to deal with.

Sad but she left a mark many will be talking about for a while.
 
I believe that when someone is given news that their days are numbered, I think that they see things in a completely different light. They no longer take things for granted. Everything good that happens to them is now a gift. Everything is a realization like they never experienced.

I also believe that it is necessary for them to feel this way to offset the bad feelings and thoughts that they had soon after they received the devastating news of their demise.

It gives them a good feeling and enhances their feeling that things will be better.
 
911 said:
I also believe that it is necessary for them to feel this way to offset the bad feelings and thoughts that they had soon after they received the devastating news of their demise.
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well you could be right 911. we will never know this girl's real thoughts. But I think we can also view it as real wisdom. Being able to see through all the pettiness of our lives and how we get caught up in consumerism for example. She's telling us to wake up now. Not one day before you die. Don't sweat the small stuff basically. Live life to the full. Don't be miserable. Don't waste your life hating.
 
I had a friend from high school that passed away from ALS just a few months ago. I continued to e-mail him back and forth and spoke with him, but only spoke to him once due to his situation. He lived in Massachusetts and I live in Pennsylvania, which is about a 6 hour drive. I wanted to go visit him, but he asked me to respect his privacy and just communicate via e-mails and I agreed to do so.

Although he was a very in-depth Christian, he was much more upbeat than I expected, even after he received the news that he had this terrible disease. When writing to me, he was attempting to convince me that he was looking forward to his impending death and that he was excited to meet God, or maybe Christ. In every e-mail, he put in a whole long paragraph stating how excited he was.

It just stood to reason to me that he was either trying to convince me that I should be “happy” for him, or he was trying to convince himself that he was going to a better place and should be very happy about it. Of course, it could have also been that he was 100% sincere. I had to seriously consider how I would handle the situation had the shoe been on the other foot. After thinking about it, I couldn’t decide exactly how I would handle it, but I seriously doubt that I would have been upbeat as him. I hope he got what he wished for.
 
An amazing and brave woman..."Be with what's now, in the moment" is posted above my headboard for the last year, which I read every day while taking a deep breath then closing my eyes and repeating....its a healing and comforting measure for me due to so many painful physical issues I have and reminding me to see and hear whats around me to be grateful for right now, in the immediate present xo
 
Bless her heart. She kept it real and in doing so, I bet she has already helped many people re-evaluate what is important in this life. What a legacy to leave. It always makes me particularly sad to read of a young person's death. But the courage and dignity with which this young lady accepted her fate it inspiring. I will share her letter. Thank you for posting Hypochondriac.
 
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