A Family Helps
A Family Helps
In life, most of us will go through some very difficult times, as the world seems to present us with many different challenges to overcome. We might believe we have no control over them, and they may seem to keep happening and occurring just to us. In this life, one of the toughest challenges many of us face is the death of a parent or child.
A death of this type is a very tough event to get through, whether expected or unexpected. This event happened to me and my family in April of 2017, several weeks before I wrote this article, my father passed away, so I know from experience that it can be very trying emotionally, even for someone that has usually been emotionally strong. It’s been said that you really never miss something until it is gone, and I believe that is true in the case of people as well. When someone you love dies slowly over a period of time and you see them gradually change into something that really is almost unrecognizable from who they used to be, it gives you a new appreciation for the person they have been. When you can see the constant pain they are in daily, the discomfort and the uncertainty in their face about what is happening to them every time you visit or see them, the inevitable end might be viewed as more of a blessing; after all, part of life is death, whether it comes slowly, quickly, expected, or is a surprise.