nphx
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- May 31, 2007
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Sorry for the "heavy posting". I lost my dad last week. It was unexpected but he was in his late 80's. Once he was considered critical, it seems like there was many resources available to choreograph a "right sized" grieving and good bye sequence. He wasnt going to regain conciousness, and he wasn't in pain - but the terminal point seemed under control of interventions or maintenance drugs/iv's with perhaps +/- a day or two. For my mom and sis it seemed best to allow it to unfold at their pace but my brother and I seemed to be sharing the same view of events unfolding. Dad didn't suffer and mom and sis were eventually ready to say goodbye. I'm unsure why i need to write this - it was just a bit sureeal of an experience.