On 3/22/12 12:33 PM, Gary wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
>>
>> On 3/21/12 1:51 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>>> What would YOU consider a high level nursing action?
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> caressing the old person dying and helping them go towards the light
>> with the least amount of pain or fear.
>
> That sounds so nice but in most cases death is NOT. There's often pain,
> suffering, fear and the hell with some stupid light at the end of the
> tunnel. Sorry but you hit a nerve with me. I've sat there holding beloved
> pets and one human while they died. There is no closing their eyes and
> passing peacefully. The gasping at the very end haunts me to this day and
> brings tears to my eyes from the memories of those last minutes.
>
> Anyone have a tissue, dammit? Getting choked up just writing that. ;-o

There are too many variables to say "most" of anything is the rule. But
I've been present at more deaths than I can count. There are actually
some peaceful good deaths as well as horrible bad ones. You obviously
have not witnessed the peaceful deaths but you'll have to just believe
me that they can and do exist. "Going to the Light" is just a euphemism
for passing away. I'm not claiming to know what happens after death but
there are a lot of things I hope happen.