I’d personally rather know the date so that I could just enjoy the time I have knowing when the inevitable would happen. If it were sooner than I wanted, I would prioritize m... moreI’d personally rather know the date so that I could just enjoy the time I have knowing when the inevitable would happen. If it were sooner than I wanted, I would prioritize my goals, and if it were later than expected, I’d just continue down the same path I am already on.
Giving you an example: Yesterday my resort neighbors picked me up with their golf cart and transported me to a new and unknown world to me - having fun at the weekly "Tequila Tuesd... moreGiving you an example: Yesterday my resort neighbors picked me up with their golf cart and transported me to a new and unknown world to me - having fun at the weekly "Tequila Tuesday Party" in our resort without my husband. My Social Life was non-existant for quite some years recently - I did not even know that event existed. I intend, not to cut my laughter in live short in the future.
If you stand in a cemetery you don't know who had a degree or who had never been to school. There is no difference between rich or poor, those who had a good life and th... moreIf you stand in a cemetery you don't know who had a degree or who had never been to school. There is no difference between rich or poor, those who had a good life and those who didn't, those who had many friends and those who walked alone. The only defining thing is whereyou will spend eternity.
He died in a local hospice after being sent from one hospital to another. He had several strokes after a "summer from hell" for both of us. He died in my arms. I felt rather peacef... moreHe died in a local hospice after being sent from one hospital to another. He had several strokes after a "summer from hell" for both of us. He died in my arms. I felt rather peaceful at that moment, his life was not worth living anymore. And I had been at the breaking point, mentally and physically, I was his caregiver at home. Now, being 84, I begin a life I never knew, doing EVERYTHING myself and living alone ( with my cat ), starting with all the phone calls and paper work.
