somewhereintime

Well, at my age, I said farewell to many senior relatives, and old friends.
My in-law is staying at  hospice with terminal disease, will leave this world
any minute from now; he has no knowledge about his own situation.

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回復 11# fibbi

I hope it is so easy if I eventually want to end my life.BTW, Hospice is not free anymore, it cost $35-$75 a day.

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回復 17# Rabi

Actually he is doing fine, eating a lot, well, for a 85 yr old man.
3 meals from Hospice, plus   I cook congee for him everyday,
just  labour of love , Double  Beef Broth with beet, kidney bean and herbal
Then 10 ml.  Bird's nest,
Chinese medication included Korean Ginseng and Conyceps  $90 a daily dose
So with the expense at the Hospice, it costs $6,000 a month.
He wants to buy an electric scooter and is anticipating to go home.
Of course no one tells him where exactly he is staying at, he thinks he is
in rehab.When my uncle passed away, he finished supper at 9:00 pm, got a stroke and
drifted to sleep at dinner table, his family sent him to VGH, he left the world
before midnite, with a smile on his face.
That is very fortunate, no suffering at all.
Hey, don't worry about yourself, you have long way to go, unlike me.

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回復 19# 快樂牛郎

I strongly disagree with you, but lets do it gentleman's way
1. the figures do not add up, how much does it cost to pay for 3 month's hospice
    vs keeping 100 kids in school( in Canada, it would cost $7,000/student per year,
    it would be much different in Africa)
2. Saving 5000 African children from starvation would probably cost $400,000 but
      it is not what we are obliged to do, what we spend on refugees would cost much
      more
3.  IN my in-law's case, he is 3rd generation Chinese Canadian and his father and
      uncles paid the Head Tax, he contributed to CCP for 50 years. unlike those
      welfare receipients
I understand that  there are lots of less fortunate people in the world, but we have
to cover our own need first.
Canadian donated huge relief fund to Haiti, but we did it on loan, in which our children have to pay back, so we cannot be too generous, we just cannot afford to do so

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回復 21# yayaya


    Of course, you are so young

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回復 26# yayaya


    How do you know what will you achieve next year?
    I don't mean winning the Lotto, but when opportunity knocks,
    make sure you are well prepared for success.

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回復 32# 快樂牛郎


I admire your big heart,
but I'm being selfish, I need to feed my family first

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回復 30# 快樂牛郎

Can you live on Bread and water only?

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如果prepare左好耐机会都无出现呢？
yayaya 發表於 2010-3-29 21:23

姜子牙七十遇文王
something good in life is worth waiting

somewhereintime

I was attending a conference Downtown,
my best friend Nick's wife called and said he want to see me the last time.
I rushed to Simon Fraser in 25 minute,
talked to him for 15 minutes, then, he died right in front of me,
at his 48 YO. Please tell me what you feel if you were in my shoes.
A friend of 28 years!