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The
following poem comforted Heather in her last
months.
SAFELY HOME
I am home in Heaven;dear
ones, Oh, so happy and so bright! There is
perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting
light.
All the
pain and grief is over,
Every restless tossing passed;
I am now at peace forever,
Safely
home in Heaven at last.
Did you
wonder I so calmly
Trod the valley of the shade?
Oh! But Jesus’ love illumined
Every
dark and fearful glade.
And He
came Himself to meet me
In that way so hard to tread;
And with Jesus’ arm to lean on,
Could I
have one doubt or dread?
Then you
must not grieve so sorely,
For I love you dearly still:
Try to look beyond the earth’s shadows,
Pray to trust our Fathers
Will.
There is
work still waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand;
Do it now, while life remaineth –
You
shall rest in Jesus’ land.
When that
work is all completed,
He will gently call you Home;
Oh, the rapture of that meeting,
Oh, the
joy to see you
come!
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My dear sister,
Heather, lost her battle with lung cancer on
March 10th 2004. I was with her when she drew
her last breath, as I promised her I would
be.She was my only sister.....and younger than I
am....The way I figured, I was there when she
came into this world, and I would be there when
she left. I miss her something terrible, and
always will.
Heather loved
music......all kinds. She loved her computer,
and used to drive herself nuts trying to figure
things out..Many a time I would get a phone
call.......a DESPERATE one....with Heather on
the other end saying "There is a gremlin in my
computer.......help!". How I wish she were able
to call. Did we argue? Oh yeah..don't all
sister's? I would give anything to have her here
to argue with.......and she is probably up in
Heaven looking down at me and just shaking her
head, 'cause I am doing something she doesn't
quite agree with..........Gosh......I miss
her.
When she was first
diagnosed the cancer was already advanced, and
Hospice was called in.We truly couldn't have
made it without them.
I had certainly heard of Hospice before, but had never experienced just how good they are........until my sister was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
I
know we all complain about how our system is
broken in so many ways, but we deal with it
because it's the only system we have. Well,
Hospice works. I have seen compassion and caring
from total strangers. They are not only there
for the patient, but also the patients family...
Hospice enhances
the quality of a dying patient's life.
Hospice emphasizes
the dignity and sense of peace of the individual
and the strength of the family.
Hospice provides symptom control, interdisciplinary care, support, and counseling.
Hospice involves the patient and family to help them through illness and death, including mourning, grieving, and bereavement.
Hospice educates
healthcare professionals and lay people about
symptom control and the needs of terminally ill
patients and their families
"Seeing death as the
end of life is like seeing the horizon as the
end of the ocean."
~David
Searls~
~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN
IT.
. A sick man turned to
his doctor as he was preparing to Leave the
examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid
to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.'
Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.'
'You don't know? You, a Christian man, Do not
know what is on the other side?' The doctor was
holding the handle of the door; On the other
side came a sound of scratching and whining, And
as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the
room And leaped on him with an eager show of
gladness. Turning to the patient, the doctor
said, 'Did you notice my dog? He's never been in
this room before. He didn't know what was
inside. He knew nothing except that his master
was here, And when the door opened, he sprang in
without fear. I know little of what is on the
other side of death, But I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough.'
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