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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2017-09-23 11:24 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:59:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-09-23 10:46 AM, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 09:13:08 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I cannot think a person here whom I have known, that died with any
>>> sort of pain. There have been several died of cancer but they were
>>> long gone before it was unbearable. Perhaps it is more a fear of the
>>> moment of death. A good friend died of pancreatic cancer and two or
>>> three times she mused about what did I think the actual transition
>>> would be like and I could only say that like her, I really didn't
>>> know.
>>
>> From what I understand, the process can be quite painful as the cells
>> stop getting sufficient oxygen. There skin's appearance changes and it
>> gets blotchy. Doctors and nurses can often tell how imminent death is by
>> the appearance and the rate of change. It's is not always a great idea
>> to hold a person's hand close to the end because the physical contact
>> can be quite painful.
>>
>>
> How many times have you actually been with someone at their dying
> moment?

I was alone with both of my parents when they died.