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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Yes, I'm okay with quick death when young and single...but I'd hate to waste away for months or years old and alone. That's pretty brutal. Reminds me of that true story of the hospital with the cat that lived in it. He had a very accurate 6th sense about when someone would die soon. The cat would goto that person's room, leap into their beds and lie with them for awhile if that person was alone and was about to pass on.
Here's the article from the New England Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/4/328
You have to read that. |
That was a very interesting article. My Grandma had a stroke a few years ago and the first nursing home she stayed in was not very pleasant and greatly understaffed. My dad and I would usually take her for walks down the halls pushing her wheelchair along. Sometimes in certain hallways, she would freak out and yell at my dad in German. Since I dont speak German, I later asked my dad what she was saying. He said that my Grandma didnt want to go down that hallway today because it smells like death. Its just gave me chills.