tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post299173374272411484..comments2024-03-17T12:51:46.412-07:00Comments on Cutting Through The Crap: God Is Great....ly exaggeratedSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-38377549520077664322010-11-17T06:09:29.551-08:002010-11-17T06:09:29.551-08:00How truly sad for her and for you, Margaret. Of so...How truly sad for her and for you, Margaret. Of some things there is simply no making sense.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-71672259142112812642010-11-16T21:08:47.547-08:002010-11-16T21:08:47.547-08:00I am so sorry for your loss. And I know so well wh...I am so sorry for your loss. And I know so well what you and your family have been through. <br /><br />I am watching my dear sainted mother decline in the throes of both dementia and chronic pain from post herpetc neuralgia. This is a woman who spent her life believing everything the church told her to believe, who prayed every day and more, and still prays, though now it is to ask god to take her. But she lives on. For four years she has lived with unremitting pain unresponsive to any and all medications and treatments. God only knows what part of her worsening demetia is from pain and what is alzheimers. <br /><br />If there were a god, there is no way he would have let her suffer this way. No way.Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-12758305275562499412010-11-16T19:46:29.189-08:002010-11-16T19:46:29.189-08:00Not believing that there is anything awaiting me a...Not believing that there is anything awaiting me after death makes this life not bleak, as some argue, but all the sweeter, since I truly believe that this is all there is. <br /><br />In my very adventurous youth I accepted the possibility of sudden death, but was brought up short and changed my ways by realizing that being maimed was something I hadn't considered.<br /><br />What terrifies me now is the possibility of wearing out slowly and painfully, with Alzheimer's a close second. I hope that by the time I see the grim reaper in the middle distance I will have the option of making a dignified and pain-free exit at a time of my choosing. <br /><br />I've done the final favor for many pets over the years; it's considered a duty for a responsible pet owner. Why is it a crime when it comes to our own species?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com