Death

[delly1]

Seeing as this has not already been posted today I wish to bring up this some what harder topic.Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living organisms.what defines something that is living you ask?
Well we all think that if you breath,have a pulse,have some form of movement we are considered living which is false. For a human's point of view on living that fits us to a minor extent but there is so much more then just those simple factors.
Some other factors are:

1)living organisms can reproduce

2)living organisms are composed of chemicals(gernally carbon based ie organic chemicals like in our genetic information such as amino acid

3)living organisms aquire materials and energy.

4) Living Organisms Sense & Respond to Environmental Stimuli.

5) Living Organisms Have the Capacity to Mutate and genetic mutations are the fundamental basis of evolutionary change as driven by natural selection

6) Life exhibits organization at many levels
ex-subatomic part. -> atom-> molecule->cell parts->tissues->organs-->organ systems---->individuals---> populations--->communities--->ecosystems

We all know what death is and all feel about it in the same way .I am posting this how shall I say it mournful topic due to the fact my mother is not well. She has Pulmonary Fibrosis which is a chronic disease causing inflammation and scarring of the alveoli (air sacs) and interstitial tissues of the lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis is the abnormal formation of fibre-like scar tissue in the lungs. The scar formation is preceded by, and associated with, inflammation.

This chronic disease will soon be the death of my mother as she is terribly ill. I can't wiat to go sww her in Canada this week for I need to be by her side. I know all of you have came across people with illnesses be it family or friends or even a celebrity. Never the less its a fact of life we all have to push our way through.

I lost a lot of close lives. When I was age of nine I experienced my first death when my grandma died in the hospital for she had stomach cancer and seeing that with my own two eyes shattered a lot for me. then I went through my 2nd death of a best friend who was kill while he was riding on his bike by a car. my 3rd was my auntie on my 16th birthday, she died of a heart attack. My cat died 2 days after that. Also my grandma on my moms side past away from a heart attack as well. and now my dearest mother</3

I would love to have people to spill out their heart ache on the very special people the lost and or loseing at this present point and time for I understand what you are going through as well.

[Miranda_]

My heart still aches for my granny and my good friend James (not his real name) who both died in the month of March. My granny died about three years ago; James this year.

[LancasterPrincess]

I've experiences a few deaths too. In the past year though are the two that hurt the most: My grandfather and my cat.

My grandfather died of cancer and sadly he died on his daughter's (my mom's) birthday. And my cat which I had since I was 1 year old died (I'm now 19). My cat's death was hard not only because I had him so long, but I think it hurt a lot more that I wasn't there to be with him. I was moving around a lot 2 years ago and because he was so old I couldn't take him with me, so for his 2 last years I never got to see him and I regret that a lot.

I'm not good at accepting death at all and that's really bad, I know. But since I only ever saw my grandfather while I was young, I really haven't accepted him as "gone" yet. It still feels like he's just living in another state.
And as for my cat, I adopted another one that looks just like him and named it after him. So even though I know it's not true, I like to think that Spooky (my first cat) has been re-incarnated into my kitten Spooky Jr.

Aside from the most painful deaths that I have experienced, I've been through 3 more. The first was when I was 5 years old and it was my Great Grandfather. Despite how young I was I remember him an awful lot, and I remember the night he died and I remember his funeral. The second one was another Great Grandfather, and he died when I was in middle school. I remember him well and his death and funeral. And the last one was the death of a friend.

I'm sorry for what you're going through, and I hope you make it to Canada soon.

[Miranda_]

It was James' death that hurt me the most; my granny was old and passed away peacefully in her sleep. James was killed in an accident when a lorry hit his motorbike. It was just so unfair, and I'm still angry about it now; even tho it was proven that it was just a tragic accident, it's still not fair that someone that good should die like that, so young.

[iluvdolphin6]

she says "i remeber when my grandmother passed away. we were at her funeral. i was young so i did not believe my mother when she said, "she is dead". i would not except the fact that she really was dead. so my mother said," fine, go up and touch her. if she is warm she is alive, if she is cold she is dead." i went up and touched her cheek. she was ice cold."

[Silent_Wolf]

I haven't lost a close family member since I lost my great-aunt on my mother's side back in... 2005? It was on an Easter, too. A death we're trying to prepare for is my aunt Kathy's; she has pancreatic cancer, has had it for years now without knowing it, and the doctor gave her a pretty grim prognosis. I didn't even know her name before last year; she wasn't really invited to any of the family reunions, because she and my grandpa didn't get along anymore.

When she found out about it, I don't think she was very surprised; their mother had died of the same exact thing a looong time ago. She's on a lot of different pain medication now, and she's able to walk without her walker sometimes (a lot of her pain's in her back now), and she's now in a nursing home. She's a really sweet lady; I don't know how her siblings are gonna take it. I'm not sure how I'll take it; I barely know her.

[delly1]

my mom died today. I I o my god! I dont know . I lost the most important human being today. Im just speechless. I am going there to Canada tommorow to be there with my sisters and with my father I cant believe this

[KiraIMustBeInvisible]

Oh my god. That's horrible. I'm really sorry about your mom. My cousin died in a car crash in 2005. I still haven't fully gotten over it...but in my opinion, death is just another adventure. We all really miss our loved ones, but sometimes it better to think of them than us. What if they're much happier now? I know everyone says that, but sometimes you have to take the time and really think about what that means.

[Aihana_]

I have had many pets that have passed away since I was little and I have always taken it harsh. My grandfather passed away a few years ago and I never knew him until they brought me into the hospital to meet him and in the next few days he died. reading about all your girls's stories made me teary eyed.
I am very sorry to hear about your mother Delly, I wish you all the best in Canada.

[Miranda_]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss, Delly. I hope that you can support your family during this difficult time.