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Ashamed: I think about (and plan for) dying. Do you?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Aug 5 8:32am | Replies (213)
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@mamawnebel

Colleen, you're an angel. Thank you so very much for reaching out to me and sending me the links. I will definitely look at them and hopefully find the information I need and will definitely let you know the outcome. This is just one wonderful reason why I love this group so much. Gracious people like you have answers for people like me and are willing to share it. God bless you so richly. I can now feel better hopefully getting my affairs in order, hopefully without burdening my children. I found it comforting when my Mother asked me to help her with her final wishes. I knew she was scared and didn't know exactly what to do and didn't want to go alone. Thankfully I'm used to making my decisions alone and I don't mind that, however, I do wish my girls would take more interest, especially in the things I want them to have. But it is what it is. I'm a firm believer that The Good Lord will see that things will be taken care of through great people like you to steer me through.

Grace be with you always,
Shirley

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 2, 2021

Sometimes it’s the simple things. My mom and I talked about her final days, which given her (our) family genes is still a long ways off although she is in her 80s. It gives me great comfort to know that should she not be able to talk, I can give her comfort by 1) massaging her calves because she has restless leg syndrome and 2) read to her passages from the bible. I’m now equipped with knowing what to do. And on the other hand, my dear friend has let me know that I’m to swabbed her lips with tequila. That is her wish for final days. While I may not have the opportunity to administer to either, it gives me great comfort NOW to know what I should do when the time comes.

I hope your children may be able to embrace the power of such knowledge. Or perhaps a friend.

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