something i think about now and then

[bigscott]

well a while ago at a gas station close to my home i walked by this older guy getting into the passengers side of a car driven by his sister as i later found out .

well when i walked inside i heard a loud noise and i turned and looked out to see had fallen and was pinned between the door and the seat his leg bent back at an unnatural angle hard to explain but it wasnt good .

so myself and another person ran out and i just ripped him out from the spot he was in rolled him over and we looked at eachother . he was dying and i could feel and see the life leaving his body as his breathing got more shallow and slower untill he last breath left him -

i have always wondered what was he thinking as he looked at me i could feel he was aware that he was dying but was relaxed and held no fear in his eyes . he just stayed fixed on me as he slowly left life behind . it left me feeling odd about it ! i just wonder if his thoughts were bad , good , indifferent etc etc . i have always wondered what was running through his mind in his last moments and to live those last moments looking at a complete stranger and not family . when his sister came out he was already gone i remember her looking at us and asking us to please let her give him his insulin injection that he would feel better . we stepped back at let her do it i feel it gave her some peace .

not sure why this comes to mind now and then but it left a profound impression in my mind .

[dfc]

seeing death makes you think I had one of my best friends die in my arms and ive wondered the same things what was he thinking. It was an erie type of feeling when I was seeing the same as you said him just leaving. I guess we will never know what people think in their last minute or what happens after until that day of ours. What did he pass from?

[CrankinSteiN]

I haven't experienced such a profound experience with death but I would like to think that you gave him some reassurance as he was passing over since you were there and tending to him....

[bigscott]

I haven't experienced such a profound experience with death but I would like to think that you gave him some reassurance as he was passing over since you were there and tending to him....

crank that exactly what i hope bro !!

[bigscott]

seeing death makes you think I had one of my best friends die in my arms and ive wondered the same things what was he thinking. It was an erie type of feeling when I was seeing the same as you said him just leaving. I guess we will never know what people think in their last minute or what happens after until that day of ours. What did he pass from?

he was older and a diabetic -- he was very clammy to the touch so my guess he went into diabetic shock -- i never did ask what took his life but my guess would be it was related to his diabetes

[ROCKETW19]

well a while ago at a gas station close to my home i walked by this older guy getting into the passengers side of a car driven by his sister as i later found out .

well when i walked inside i heard a loud noise and i turned and looked out to see had fallen and was pinned between the door and the seat his leg bent back at an unnatural angle hard to explain but it wasnt good .

so myself and another person ran out and i just ripped him out from the spot he was in rolled him over and we looked at eachother . he was dying and i could feel and see the life leaving his body as his breathing got more shallow and slower untill he last breath left him -

i have always wondered what was he thinking as he looked at me i could feel he was aware that he was dying but was relaxed and held no fear in his eyes . he just stayed fixed on me as he slowly left life behind . it left me feeling odd about it ! i just wonder if his thoughts were bad , good , indifferent etc etc . i have always wondered what was running through his mind in his last moments and to live those last moments looking at a complete stranger and not family . when his sister came out he was already gone i remember her looking at us and asking us to please let her give him his insulin injection that he would feel better . we stepped back at let her do it i feel it gave her some peace .

not sure why this comes to mind now and then but it left a profound impression in my mind .

Wow that is crazy. I have no problem with death in general but just some old guy dieing like that in my arms would freak me out.

[dna9488]

When i was interning in this hospital, this old lady went in cardiac arrest in the ER. All the doctors rushed in and i was standing right next to her checking her vitals when she went into cardiac arrest

Everyone was trying to resuscitate her, but nothing. She flat lined, and than we continued to bring her back and than nothing. She died.

I didn't feel anything when she passed. We did everything we could by the book. Family was contacted and than went on to another patient.

Later that day, I passed her room, family was inside crying with lights off. Reminded me of the time my aunt died of cancer.

[buell]

well a while ago at a gas station close to my home i walked by this older guy getting into the passengers side of a car driven by his sister as i later found out .

well when i walked inside i heard a loud noise and i turned and looked out to see had fallen and was pinned between the door and the seat his leg bent back at an unnatural angle hard to explain but it wasnt good .

so myself and another person ran out and i just ripped him out from the spot he was in rolled him over and we looked at eachother . he was dying and i could feel and see the life leaving his body as his breathing got more shallow and slower untill he last breath left him -

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not sure why this comes to mind now and then but it left a profound impression in my mind .

some times just to know when the lights go out for good some one was there can mean alot..who knows? but rest assured we all will pass at one time or another and if we pass with a stranger maybe is that better than passing away alone ?. i think it is called the human spirit ..good job lad

[Mr I]

he probably died of heart attack,diabetes puts strain on the vital organs generally.

I'm sure he felt comfortable with another guy holding him while he passed and at peace, it was a good thing you were there.

[Scrumhalf]

My grandmother died in my dad's arms. She was a good lady, the unquestioned matriarch of our extended family. She used to live with us when I was growing up and I shared a bedroom with her until I went off to college.

She was 90 years old and spent about 15 days in the hospital and slowly slipped away. My dad literally lived in the hospital room for those 2 weeks and I am glad he was there when she passed. My dad is the strong silent type, and when I talked to him after my grandmother died, his recounting of his experience was the first and only time I have seen him open up like that emotionally. It was clear it made a profound impact on him.

[buell]

i was working a weekend shift loading a tanker and although not normal was the only one at the plant..anyways strapped in my harness on top of the tanker went into a chest hammering episode like i have never felt before or since at any rate was able to retrieve my cell and first call was to my son and got his voice mail next call was to my girl and wouldnt u know it voice mail from there rest was typical 911 stuff.anyways long story short after all was said and done what struck me was how at the time i was sure i was going going and soon to be gone was not that i was dying but that i would not have the chance to say see ya and hang in there kiddo to my son and nothing else at that moment mattered except hoping my underwear was clean...wierd

[redback]

Mate i had a dude die in my arms. Poor prick had been stabbed through the heart. Didnt know him from a bag of shit. All that shit about what you think, its all crap! Its all chemicals in your body. Just like "love" , its a fuckin chemical reaction. When your dying your body produces certain chemicals. The dude was proberbly off with the faries.

[Bouncer]

Mate i had a dude die in my arms. Poor prick had been stabbed through the heart. Didnt know him from a bag of shit. All that shit about what you think, its all crap! Its all chemicals in your body. Just like "love" , its a fuckin chemical reaction. When your dying your body produces certain chemicals. The dude was proberbly off with the faries.

elegantly put. you should be a poet. :rofl:

[redback]

elegantly put. you should be a poet. :rofl:

Why thank you sir, i concur!

[COLOSSUS]

@ BIGSCOTT-- thats some heavy shit man. i guess it all depends on the person and how they lived their life is what i would think. like if you were a murderer youd think of all the bad stuff youve done and what is going to happen to you in the after life (if there is one). or if you were just a nice old man who'd never wronged anyone thinking peacefully leavingthe earth knowing they grew to have a loving family and friends...idk those are my 2 cents on the matter

@REDBACK -- lmfao.