Re: THE ART OF DYING WELL
Reply #1 –
This was a wonderful TED talk, Roger.
As you know my Mother passed away recently.
What I haven't mentioned, she was on heavy medication (pain killers) for years.
A 3/4th of a year ago she was in a hospital and had to be sedated (anaesthetised) to do something on her body.
At that night she visited me and we reconciled a lot of strive we had. I actually thought she died that night because she used words that were meant to solace me, as if she wanted to say good bye. I answered it is ok if you go but it would be nice if you would stay around for some time longer. I sent her imagary of my son and her interacting lovingly together. I was very relieved when I learned she came back from the sedation all right.
Since then until the day she died (approx 9 month later) our relationship was totally different. More harmonious. I knew she could go every day.
Christian