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Learning to Laugh...

Thomas3.20.2010
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Taking care of Kenny at his end of life has taught me that dying isn't all gloom and doom. I'm learning about the upsides of grief - such as moving on to a new and even better place. When we face big changes in life we have to solidify in our minds  the meaning of all that has gone before. That is the purpose of grief. A sort of letting go so we can make the leap into an uncertain future. 

Together we are remembering good times, taking an inventory of purposefulness, and finding a vision for the future. Kenny wonders how his Family and Friends will remember him. He wonders how heaven might be. We laugh at visions of him sitting on a cloud in a white robe playing the violin! 

Yes, there are many laughs to be had. We remember the time I got blamed for Kenny's practical jokes because none of our coworkers thought he has a sense of humor! 8~) Little do they know! 

So it's not all solemn tears and dread. We're learning together to live with dying. 

Who would have known!

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63 years old. 20 year smoker. 11 Years FREE! Diagnosed with COPD. Choosing a Quality LIFE! It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. -Galatians 5:1