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Explaining Death To Children - What Is Death?
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Another piece of my childhood died today. David Nelson died at the age of 74 from complications with Colon Cancer. The news on the internet today is that he died at home following a protracted illness. He was the last living member of a Television family that were a small part in making a lot of us who we are today. Let's have a show of hands. anyone older than 45 not know who the Nelson's were? Folks make sure to have a colo-rectal screening for cancer done this year and every year afterward. Colon cancer is the easiest to catch early and one of the most deadly forms of cancer. I would much rather check once a year, than have to deal with the results of what colon cancer can cause. Get checked!

Freddie Mercury: The lead singer of the band Queen died due to bronchial pneumonia brought on by AIDS in the year 1991. He was world famous for his live performances, great singing ability and charisma. Mercury was a homosexual but was very reticent about his personal life.

For instance, if you try, you will find that the rates for funeral in places like Beverly Hills would be different from one in say, Santa Fe. So, while it is often best to get a funeral home from within your vicinity, if the costs are too high, you may want to get one with lower costs but whose place is a bit far from your location.

This is why everyone should create a funeral plan. We are all going to die someday. Just as you would plan any important event, a funeral requires very much the same type of planning. You can get a funeral planer from any funeral home if you so desire or you can even have it pre-arranged. It is even possible to pay for it ahead of time. It is a good way to save some money.

I've personally grieved the loss of family members and dear friends; however, recently I experienced, for the first time, a slow, impending death. I watched my 91 year old Mother for months as she made her transition. I watched her body return to the fetal position, her frail skeletal frame show protruding bones and unpreventable decubitus ulcers, feeding tube challenges, and constant pain. Through it all, though, she never lost her warm smile and her tenacity to fight. I marveled at her strength and wonder if I could ever have that much fortitude. I watched her peacefully die, at home, in her sleep, just as she had said she wanted to die.




Nothing can be more special than a poem you wrote yourself for your mom. Because you have the choice to make it personal and unique, it makes it much more special and memorable.

So if you also struggle with a fear of death, then of course pray to God to help calm your fears and pray even more that God's kingdom will come soon and we won't have to face death. But also read Ecclesiastes 3:11 ". He has planted eternity in the human heart." and know that you were made to live forever.

Here's my website: https://rubbertower92.werite.net/post/2023/03/27/A-Sudden-Truth:-Living-After-The-Death-Of-Your-Spouse