ALS_son
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- Aug 13, 2007
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- Baltimore
Hello David. I am sorry for you loss. I like the parting shot your Dad left, though. Makes me want to plan one of my own for when my time comes. :-D Cindy
Love your sense of humor Cindy. My Dad always sang the song "Keep on the sunny side of life". Even during his all too brief battle with this disease, he sang it daily until he couldn't sing anymore. How anyone could keep his humor and smile through all this is almost beyond me, but he did. He never complained or snapped at anyone. He just made the best of each day. Here's an article on him that ran in the Baltimore Sun today in case anyone cares to read it.
Baltimore Sun
Strangely enough, we've encountered so many people in the past year who have relatives who have died of ALS. At least 4 of my Dad's peers in the auto repair industry that my Dad knew over the years died of ALS. Makes me wonder about environmental/chemical causes.
Not to weird anyone out, but having read through a number of near death experiences as one of the ways I prepared myself for my Dad's end, that and lots of prayer, I had decided that if I was there (one of the things I specifically prayed for) that I would talk to Dad afterward believing that his spirit would be there for a bit observing before the draw of Heaven would pull him to the Lord. So I was able to tell him I loved him and that we'd make sure to take care of Mom always, that kind of thing. The hospice nurse came in later and said most of them did the same thing for patients. Their experiences led them to conclude that their patients could hear and experience things just after their deaths for a bit. The power chair thing kind of convinced me that Dad had hung around long enough to have heard me I'm confident he'll be able to tell me one way or another when my turn comes.
David