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When An Old Person Dies
When you walk into any hospital, you will almost always be bombarded with many uncomfortable sights. Babies screaming in pain, Athletes with broken bones, or perhaps even a young car crash victim.
Your heart goes out to these people and their families, and sometimes the pain being experienced seems so real you can almost feel it yourself. Occasionally, you will find yourself making up awful stories about what has happened or what will happen. Visions of the person in question are often extremely vivid, and can stay with you for days, if not months. Sometimes, you never forget.
Few people however, give the same amount of thought or compassion to the elderly. Its almost as if the old, frail bodies that inhabit the halls of medical institution's, somehow "deserve to be there, kind of like a punishment for living a long and healthy life.
Many,many people will sigh and say " Well at least they had a good run" , or something of a similar nature. Little thought is put into
how an old person dying affects not only them but the people they care about.
When an old person is dying, many people don't realize she could have been in intense pain for days, or even weeks, because they did not want to burden anyone by telling them. Therefore they suffer in silence.
When that old person who is dying finally does tell someone, people often get angry. Angry at themselves for not noticing, angry at other family members for the same or similar reasons, and angry at life in general.
When an old person is dying he or she sometimes leaves behind a spouse who is unable to care for her or himself but is to proud to be " put in a home" This causes more pain and confusion.
Most Importantly, when an old person is dying they have to deal with their own pain, as well as everybody elses.It is true that everyone has to die sometime, but it never gets easy no matter how many candles you have on your cake. Their is not a lot that anyone can do, but maybe next time you see a "Old person dying"you will send them a silent prayer
Your heart goes out to these people and their families, and sometimes the pain being experienced seems so real you can almost feel it yourself. Occasionally, you will find yourself making up awful stories about what has happened or what will happen. Visions of the person in question are often extremely vivid, and can stay with you for days, if not months. Sometimes, you never forget.
Few people however, give the same amount of thought or compassion to the elderly. Its almost as if the old, frail bodies that inhabit the halls of medical institution's, somehow "deserve to be there, kind of like a punishment for living a long and healthy life.
Many,many people will sigh and say " Well at least they had a good run" , or something of a similar nature. Little thought is put into
When an old person is dying, many people don't realize she could have been in intense pain for days, or even weeks, because they did not want to burden anyone by telling them. Therefore they suffer in silence.
When that old person who is dying finally does tell someone, people often get angry. Angry at themselves for not noticing, angry at other family members for the same or similar reasons, and angry at life in general.
When an old person is dying he or she sometimes leaves behind a spouse who is unable to care for her or himself but is to proud to be " put in a home" This causes more pain and confusion.
Most Importantly, when an old person is dying they have to deal with their own pain, as well as everybody elses.It is true that everyone has to die sometime, but it never gets easy no matter how many candles you have on your cake. Their is not a lot that anyone can do, but maybe next time you see a "Old person dying"you will send them a silent prayer
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