This year I have known at least 3 people who died, plus 5 animals who were my pet sitting clients. My father has often said, "it would be a blessing if they pass", or that their death was "a blessing."
A few of my friends parents died if different age related issues. A church friend, Laurel, battled stage 4, metastatic breast cancer that spread to her spine and eventually all over her body.
My nephew accidentally took his own life by taking a volume of uppers with alcohol and, likely, because he was on his back he asphyxiated or aspirated his own vomit.
Another church friend died of complications from a fall which left him paralyzed and possibly other health issues that took his life.
I've watched my Mother decline with advanced Macular degeneration and then weakness that has taken her ability to walk without the help of another person and walker. Her memory has shortened, she is still smart once she hears and sees you, but she is not all there. I miss her and have told my soul I need to let her go whenever it seems right. While I know it is coming, I do not see her death as a blessing but just a step in life.
