by Rosemary Recore

Created on: March 21, 2008

Death: What can I say that so many before me hasn't already said? I'm not really sure except that I know how it has effected me and my son. Recently my wonderful granmother passed away and I didn't cry that much but here's why: She was 87 years old and she lived a very full life, she went through the process naturally and started to waste away from not eating or drinking which was terrible to watch, She had Alzhiemer's and other serious health problems, so when she finally died I was more relieved because I knew she was no longer suffering. I miss her daily and wish that I could talk to her and see her but that is the selfish part of me. If she were here, she would be back to suffering and I really wouldn't want that.

Sometimes you have to take a look at the way the person's life would be like if they were to keep going like they are, say they are on life support, do you really want to keep them here because there is hope of a full recovery and a normal life, or do you really want to keep them here for your own selfish reasons.

When someone we love dies it is only natural to be sad and wish they were still here but try to look at your special set of circumstances and see if they are truely better off. If you have to choose between life and death try to put your own feelings aside so you can make the right decision for the other people involved. Sometimes there is no clear answer.

Then you have the question that everyone asks at some point in their life; What happens after death? Where do we go? Is there life after death? What is the point of life and death? And more simply yet compounded: What is death? Why does death make us sad? or scared? How do we explain death to a child?

The answers to these questions depend largely on your beliefs and your religion. There really is no one answer to any of these questions simply because there are so many different sets of beliefs due to Religion and Culture.

You have to decide what death means to you and your family. There really is no way of knowing what happens after death for sure, but if you believe in what you have been taught then keep on believing in it. In the end your beliefs are your truth.

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