How do you deal with death?

Honesty depends on who it is.
My father passed away 10 years ago, at 84 years old. He had Alzheimer's.
I was not devastated upon his death. Certainly miss him, but I took it well.
A friend lost a young child to cancer and my heart was broken. Not fair, in my opinion.

Drink. BBQ. Toke. Reflect. Fish. Marinate. Nap. BBQ toke. Reflect. Remember the good things and use those to grow personally.

This is the exact order of 48 hours.

Of course it all depends on how close you are to said person, but it takes someone real special to get me into a funeral home…… I’m less scared of dying than someone very close to me.

Focus on the time you were able to spend with them and the good times you shared and celebrate their life. Share stories with those who loved them. Appreciate that they were able to be in your life for that long and cherish the memories. Continue their legacy in adapting things they would do for others. Everything has a beginning and an end. For after every cloudy day their is sunshine, after rain their is the rainbow, after winter their is spring because life is an ever changing thing. After every night there is morning where darkness ceases and after every sorrow and pain there is serenity and peace. A wise man once said " I could have miss the pain but I would have had to miss the dance"

I have no idea and I’m in for a rude awakening. I’ve avoided anyone close to me dying since I was a little kid. Grandparents died when I was young. No one else close to me has died.

My wife’s grandmother died a few years ago. I didn’t really know her, and I felt unsure about how to react while there. Everyone was emotional but I was more observant. Kind of apathetic to be honest.

My parents are now getting up there in age and showing signs of health issues. I have to imagine it’s going to be a really difficult time for me when they eventually go.

We have a party after the funeral. Bring a change of clothes and an empty stomach cause you are about to eat more than any holiday ever.

This will be my first holiday season without my Dad.


I'll let you know.

People that have died that you loved and loved you would not want you to be miserable.

Move on. They’d want you to be happy.

You can go through 5 stages

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Honestly, I've worked in a hospital for 31 years, and experienced many deaths throughout those years. Unfortunately, I've become pretty numb to people dying.

My dad just passed away recently, though I did feel some remorse, I was more relieved. He had been in hospice for just about a year, I'm was just glad he's no longer suffering. Do I miss him? Without a doubt...