by BrokenLyre » Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:50 am
I agree saturn - who would want to live that long?
3 days ago my own dad passed away after 12 years of suffering terribly. The doctors said he was "the sickest person in St. Petersburg, Florida" and he was only 75. (There are 250,000 people in St. Pete). They weren't exaggerating. He had 2 open heart surgeries, 4 other surgeries, steroids for years, massive diabetes issues, renal issues, blood issues, lung issues, skin issues, food issues, etc....a nightmare for every doctor. I love my dad - he has been the most wonderful father to me - but I also am feeling relief for my mom who cared for him.
As my mom and I stood in the hospital room, seeing my dad on a ventilator, we slowly walked out while they unhooked all the tubes. He continued breathing on his own but no brain activity. When we left the room, I thought "I wish I could help my mom." Then oddly I thought of Keats and a lock of his hair that was taken from him before he died. So I asked for scissors, and cut a lock of my dad's hair for my mom and sister. That made her so incredibly happy.
"How did you ever think of that?" she asked me. I stated, "I was thinking of John Keats, and his hair. It made me think, 'Why not?' "
She said, "It figures...you and Keats!"
He's the man.
"Come... dry your eyes, for you are life, rarer than a quark and unpredictable beyond the dreams of Heisenberg; the clay in which the forces that shape all things leave their fingerprints most clearly. Dry your eyes... and let's go home."