In my last post I talked about preparing...and as I have posted before here, that young lady prepared to go to heaven and today she got her wings. She was told about two months ago to the day that the dr's couldn't do any more for her can.cer...she put up a good fight, she was brave. She was afraid to die, I believed that fear kept her fighting but the pain got to be too much. The pain helped her to succumb. I don't know how anyone can prepare for the end. I am sure I would be afraid too. Her mother was there up to the last breath....just like Mary for her son Jesus. It was quite an amazing story to follow and I am sure her mother is going to keep fighting to find a cure. This family had a big fundraiser planned for this upcoming weekend. I'm sure it's going to be more of a celebration of life. Her mother needs more prayers now than ever.
Following this story really made me reflect on my own life and end of life. We don't know when or how it is going to happen. Am I going to know when that time is near? Her story made me realize how none of us have control. God is going to call me home someday...so with that I have to live my life and work on not wasting it away. My parents are older and at times bring up "when it's our time"...I shrug it off. I have talked to them about their final wishes...I at least know where they want to be buried. It's not an easy subject. I dread the day our Lord takes them home (I'm close to my parents). I just don't want to talk about it but when it happens, I want to know what to do. I have a lot of thoughts going through my mind right now...thoughts I just can't put into words. I don't know. No words. Heavy heart.
Hugs. This is all tough stuff you're pondering. I'm so sorry about the loss of that young lady. Prayers for her, her family, and all those in mourning.
ReplyDeleteThat is a sad day. I think God uses times like these to help us reflect.
ReplyDeleteI agree...I don't think about death much because I focus on life and everything going on...but when i read of a young girl's suffering and death...it does make me ponder.
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ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read this. Praying for all of you.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry. Praying for all of you, especially the mother.
ReplyDeleteYes, that mother had to be so strong for her daughter...that in itself had to be hard.
DeletePraying for everyone involved! None of that kind of stuff makes sense, but I do think that it's very useful to try to help us all reflect more and be more prepared.
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