Dealing with Death with no “Afterlife”
The word “afterlife” is an odd one. The very words used imply death. The idea that it stands for another world beyond our own (which is a grave contradiction) confuses and annoys me. I’m all for science fiction stories with parallel universes, but I realize they do not exist. When people would tell my mom my dad’s in a better place, she got upset. And she’s a believer (albeit a lax one). “What better place? That’s not better!” My grandmother told...
Read MoreAnd things got worse..
I haven’t posted in a bit. I edited this previous post, but this deserves its own post, maybe several. My father passed on Monday. He had lung cancer and was doing better with treatment, but it only left his defenses down. He suddenly became ill with Septicemia, called 911 with inconceivably bad stomach cramps. He was rushed into emergency surgery where they removed most of his large intestine and colon. My mom called me that Monday, July 6th and said he signed a DNR previous to this...
Read MoreDeath and Life… and a true story
“Lately, I’m in to circuitry / What it means to be” (Tori Amos, Bliss) I’m constantly amazed at how are systems work. Every now and then, it hits me deeper. And I’m amazed all over again. It’s not something simple enough to inhale in all one breath. Yet it’s not something so difficult to understand that I’d say some god did it, thereby simplifying the process and my understanding of which. Sometimes it takes several bites to digest. Every time I...
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