Hi Folks,
Sorry about the subject but I think it is one of the things in life we all have to face. What I have written is my own experiences of death and the effect it had on me personally.
So it all started way back in 1946. I was 3 yrs old. My Gran died, and being Irish it was an open coffin. I remember my Father lifting me up to the coffin and laying me beside my Gran,He said to me now give your Gran a kiss and a cuddle before she goes to heaven. I remember everyone was praying and crying,and I thought to myself why is everyone so upset. Some detail stuck in my mind like the fact why was she so cold or what was she doing with two pennies in on each eye. But the one thing I didnt feel was fear. In fact I felt at ease, no Panic. I would have happily lay with Gran, but my Dad lifted me out of the coffin then I felt why did he do that.
Anyway jump forward 3 Months and I ended up in Hospital with Dyptheria. I was in an Isolation ward. Years later I learned from my Mum I wasnt expected to last the night. The only thing I can remember over the next fortnight. I had died Three times. But the three times I was supposed to have died the only thing I can remember was, me trying to open my eyes. There was no panic or feeling of fear,no lights or looking down on myself in the bed it was all very Beautiful and peace full. Then I had a sharp intake of breath, and there I was back in the bed. With nurses and Drs all around me and my Mum and Dad standing looking through the ward window crying there eyes out.
I could go on as it happened a further Three times under different circumstances. I Have held my Dads Hand as he died from Cancer of the stomach. I watched as my Mum died and then my eldest Brother and Sister and last year my younger Brother of a heart attack out in Saudia Arabia..
To finish off which could been a long story. Even when I was diagnosed with my Aggressive Cancer of the Larynx,Thyroid, and Oesophagus. I can honestly say, that not once did I fear or still fear the thought of Death.
The one thing in my life now, which gives me more satisfaction is being a Member of Macmillan Cancer Support Group. For giving me the opportunity to help and share my experiences. With my Friends.
Take care and be safe Big Hugs Love Sarsfield.xx
