Organ Donor Gives Unselfishly in Order for Others to Live
Gwinnet, GA Patch | Ray Newman
What does one do when a child dies before the parents?
On a serious and sober note today, apart from what is happening in the world, I want to talk about something closer to home. There are people grieving the loss of a loved one. As a parent and grandparent, many people my age are somewhat accustomed to hearing about peers who have succumbed to sickness followed by death. For families who have loved ones serving in the military, there is always the fear of receiving that call telling them of their loved one dying in battle.
As a minister for over 51 years, many times I have received the call about a person involved in an accident or news of a diagnosis of a terminal disease. In recent weeks, I have been involved in conducting funerals for people advanced in years. I will say no matter at what age a person departs this life, it is never easy for the family and friends who are left. There is a real time of grief and sorrow upon the death of a loved one. Recently, I was in Nashville, Tenn. when a friend received a call that his father had died. The father was advanced in years and had recently been moved into assisted living as he was no longer able to live without help with daily needs. The response from my friend was to indicate that the death was not unexpected although there was registered sorrow in his passing.
On a serious and sober note today, apart from what is happening in the world, I want to talk about something closer to home. There are people grieving the loss of a loved one. As a parent and grandparent, many people my age are somewhat accustomed to hearing about peers who have succumbed to sickness followed by death. For families who have loved ones serving in the military, there is always the fear of receiving that call telling them of their loved one dying in battle.
As a minister for over 51 years, many times I have received the call about a person involved in an accident or news of a diagnosis of a terminal disease. In recent weeks, I have been involved in conducting funerals for people advanced in years. I will say no matter at what age a person departs this life, it is never easy for the family and friends who are left. There is a real time of grief and sorrow upon the death of a loved one. Recently, I was in Nashville, Tenn. when a friend received a call that his father had died. The father was advanced in years and had recently been moved into assisted living as he was no longer able to live without help with daily needs. The response from my friend was to indicate that the death was not unexpected although there was registered sorrow in his passing.
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