How would you like to die?
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From my experience, there are two ways in which we die - a slow downhill mess or a one-day-you're-here-and-the-next-you're-not quickie death.
I've watched grandparents take years to die an undignified death and it almost come as a relief when they finally shuffle off. On the other side, last year my father was alive and healthy on Sunday morning and buried by Friday afternoon. While this quick death caused untold heartache that I'm still not dealing with very well, I have a friend whose father has had a stroke and is now in a pretty bad physical way but not really getting better or worse. The poor guy is in his 50s and will be a burden on his family for probably the next 20-30 years. Every day I'm thankful that my father never had to suffer any indignity in death although despite any hardships my friend is going through, his dad is still here and mine isn't.
So, I'm not asking whether you want to die in a great fireball or something heroic, I'm asking if you'd like to die unexpectedly and quickly or grip on to every little thread of life as long as you can. Think from the point of view of your family too.
Me, I don't know. There is a lot to be said for a dignified quick death and every day I'm thankful my father had one of those... but every day I resent it.
I've watched grandparents take years to die an undignified death and it almost come as a relief when they finally shuffle off. On the other side, last year my father was alive and healthy on Sunday morning and buried by Friday afternoon. While this quick death caused untold heartache that I'm still not dealing with very well, I have a friend whose father has had a stroke and is now in a pretty bad physical way but not really getting better or worse. The poor guy is in his 50s and will be a burden on his family for probably the next 20-30 years. Every day I'm thankful that my father never had to suffer any indignity in death although despite any hardships my friend is going through, his dad is still here and mine isn't.
So, I'm not asking whether you want to die in a great fireball or something heroic, I'm asking if you'd like to die unexpectedly and quickly or grip on to every little thread of life as long as you can. Think from the point of view of your family too.
Me, I don't know. There is a lot to be said for a dignified quick death and every day I'm thankful my father had one of those... but every day I resent it.
t. The End.For me I think the question is far too general. A friend of mine died in 2007 after having an accident (admittedly his fault), He crashed trying a very brave overtake and was trapped in the car which caught fire, the rest speaks for itself. Now that certainly is being taken away suddenly but not a desireable end. I for one agree all the same, i'd like to live long enough to enjoy my life but not so long as to become a burden or see myself degenerate slowly.
Edited by Si_steve on Friday 12th March 16:29
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