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GUEST,micca at work BS: Facing Mortality & Keeping In Touch (66* d) RE: BS: Facing Mortality & Keeping In Touch 28 Feb 01


Yes I hope someone of mine will let folks here know if anything happened and here is why.
Just after I was diagnosed as diabetic (3 years ago) I had an "episode" that was described by my doctor as a very very tiny stroke he put me on a daily small dose of aspirin to keep the blood thin, The Psychological effects of this, were much more far reaching than I expected or noticed.
This came to a head when my closest friend and family member (the same person) sat me down and gave me the most almighty rollicking, recently. The reason for this was I had been withdrawing from those close to me to try and limit the pain my death would cause them.
I accepted that this was true, though' entirely unconscious. It was then pointed out that my friends would be distressed no matter what happened, and that distancing them was simply making it worse, not easier as they would be deprived of more recent happy memories.
The immediate and long term effect of this is that, I am going to enjoy every minute of every day, live, love as much as I can, sing , and laugh, and most of all share with friends, when my time comes to move to the next level, I hope my friends will come together both here in the virtual, and in the 3D and do a "Talking stick " type wake. A symbol (often a carved stick) is passed round (in the presence of lots of beer and wine) and the person holding the stick "has the floor" and can sing, recite a poem or tell a joke or an anecdote or memory about the object of the event.
For we live on in the memories of our friends, and especially we should cherish them while we can as I am cared for and cherished by mine, and if you have space for me, I would like to live on in your memories too as so many of you already do in mine.




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