"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 May 2008 09:50:32 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

*Something* is 'going to happen' to all of us, none of us is immortal
and death can be protrated, which gives time to prepare, or sudden,
which is a shock although we comfort ourselves by saying that it was
quick, no suffering etc.

Or even in between, my mother had a stroke completely out of the blue. If
that stroke had taken her it wouldn't have been any less of a shock or
trauma but it didn't. Instead she was paralised with only some limited
facial expression and minimal use of one hand. She went from an fit and
active 77 year old to being bed ridden, fully incontinent and utterly
dependant on others in the blink of eye. Her mind was still all there you
could see it in her eyes, expressions and reaction to conversation. That
was far worse to witness than the shock of the stroke or her death 6 days
later.

You're right. There's no really good way. My mother died last year, at 96,
peacefully and not suffering. Bus she hadn't been of this world for some
time and said she was content, who could want more?

There's no good way for survivors.

True, but death is part of life, one has to live with it not deny it.

Quite right.

My mothers death, a roll over road accident and being scared shitless out
in the Gulf just before Gulf War I have taught me that there is much more
to life than material things.

Indeed.

Thanks for listening, Judith, and I apologise to anyone who has read the
above and is affronted because it's off-topic.

No way do you need to apologise. If anyone does have a "problem" with this
subject they really need to take a long hard realistic look at themselves
and their attitudes. All of use will die, full stop, end of story, no
avoiding it. So why deny it? I must put a bit in my will to stuff a few
hundred quid behind the bar of the pub so people can have a drink and
celebrate either knowing me or not having to put up with me any more.

Our family has been instructed that they must organise a diy funeral for
both of us. They're perfectly capable of making coffins from any material,
preferably scrap. I'd prefer just a plank and winding sheet. No undertakers
must be let near.

Then they're to look at the current prices of a commercial (for that's what
they are) funeral and use that part of the estate to have the party of all
times. They must all drink to being rid of the old bugger/s.

Mary

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Cheers
Dave.