For something so very, very natural, it never ceases to amaze me how naive about and afraid of death and dying we are made to be.
I’m sorry your experience was such that it left a negative lasting impression. The palliative care ward in US hospitals (I sure hope no one else so callously refers to it as the death ward) is simply a place for people who choose comfort-based over life-prolonging treatment. Yes most are near the end of their lives but not all. Trust me that we all reach the point where living as well as possible outweighs living as long as possible. A good physician understands this but it is sadly not a well taught concept in US medical schools. The goal in the US after all is usually to exploit the sick and infirm for as long as possible.
Acceptance of death and dying and an understanding of what it involves is a closely guarded secret because if more knew that it was nothing to fear, we wouldn’t make such good captives.
#grownostr
#deathanddying
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2023-11-26 21:14:05
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