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He is a Christian. But he said something that stuck in my mind.He said, I've gone from living life to the fullest to living like is prisoner awaiting release from prison.How would you have responded to this person

That reminds me of something I read on another forum, which I'd like to share. It was in a thread discussing the DNRs and end of life care from a Christian perspective.

I think I would have responded with a compassionate acknowledgment of how incredibly blessed he was to be able to live life to the fullest for as long as he did. Now, he is entering yet another stage of life, one that all of us will enter. I would kindly remind him not to lose sight of the ultimate prize that awaits him.I have sat with so many of the dying, both saved and admittedly not saved, but it is never easy to find the right words to share. I think the fact that you cared enough to spend time with this person at this stage of their life speaks louder than any words “Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.”

I did not repeat the comment, BUT have been there and done that..... 3 times, mother and 2 Sister.sTo the OP, I have no words, I wish I did. The older I get the harder I know it is to comfort the terminally ill. I was just there to hold a hand and sing.One we did withhold food, that is one excruciating period of time. I will say this, that sister was 'out of it at the end' but just before death her eyes opened after two days, they were BRIGHT as if she saw something (not us), she SMILED then went flat line.How to answer that question RR? I could only say, I truly don't know how you feel, but I think I understand! Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

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How did you respond my friend? I shared with him that he is not the first person who loved God to say, It is enough now, Lord. Take away my life. God understands his pain. What is ahead is better than anything he leaves behind. That when his day of release comes, run into the arms of a Savior that gave Himself for him. Do not hesitate, but know that he has kept the faith and the greatest part, the most full part of his existence is ahead

How did you respond my friend? I shared with him that he is not the first person who loved God to say, It is enough now, Lord. Take away my life. God understands his pain. What is ahead is better than anything he leaves behind. That when his day of release comes, run into the arms of a Savior that gave Himself for him. Do not hesitate, but know that he has kept the faith and the greatest part, the most full part of his existence is ahead. SWEET! Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

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If I am AWARE that I am being starved/thirsted to death, I don't want that. But neither do I want to eat if I don't want to eat. Not an easy choice for anyone to make on such a matter. Ideally, I would simply want someone to administer a euphoric drug that made me feel as calm and wonderful as possible...then a drug that would simply stop my life. I don't consider it suicide if there is no chance of living without a miracle. And if God has been given plenty of time to do a miracle, then He, knowing that what I want done, can step in and make that happen. Otherwise, let me go. I don't want to be a burden or be unable to be of any use to anyone (I think I might be at that point already!).My dad told me something that did a great deal of good for me. He is 80-years-old, and a few years back, I was, for some reason, asking about pulling the plug on him (perhaps someone we knew had had to make that choice). I did not think I would have the ability to pull the plug on my dear ol' dad. But what he said changed everything....He told me that he wouldn't want to live like that! That that was no way to live. Further, he had lived a good, long, happy life, was ready to go, and so what of it?I said, But what if you are locked in--that is, you can hear us talk, but you can't respond? His response was again, That's no way to live! And so, if the time comes, I suppose I will take him for a final road trip far into the Smokies or the Rockies, perhaps...then allow him to watch a day go by in those mountains that he loves so much...and just sit with him until he is gone. The Lord knows that I hope that never happens. But it would be my dad's wish, I think, to do something like that before he was just permitted to wither away...and, worse, know he was withering away. And that would be my wish for myself also. I want to live long and prosper (wink), but when the time comes to go, let me go without holding me back artificially.