Comments on: Late Night: Mixing Memory and Desire for Change http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:51:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993161 Loo Hoo. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:14:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993161 <p>Agree, Christine. We all have folks we know could die, but we have to keep it in perspective. My dad is 81, and my mom is 80. We just need to be prepared.</p> Agree, Christine. We all have folks we know could die, but we have to keep it in perspective. My dad is 81, and my mom is 80. We just need to be prepared.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993151 ratfood Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:07:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993151 <p>Please don’t live in dread, enjoy the time you share with the people you love.</p> Please don’t live in dread, enjoy the time you share with the people you love.

]]> By: KellyCDenver http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993150 KellyCDenver Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:06:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993150 <p>The End. </p> <p>Participating in it - 4 times, 1 time, 12 times; just participating changes you. It just does. Being separated from death, the dying process, is oh so nice for people.</p> <p>We make such clean lines for ourselves, to separate ourselves from death until it happens to your loved ones or YOU! And then you find all sorts of resource to live, for yourself or the other.</p> <p>This is the essence of the Healthcare Debate. Money is bullshit; life is everything.</p> The End.

Participating in it – 4 times, 1 time, 12 times; just participating changes you. It just does. Being separated from death, the dying process, is oh so nice for people.

We make such clean lines for ourselves, to separate ourselves from death until it happens to your loved ones or YOU! And then you find all sorts of resource to live, for yourself or the other.

This is the essence of the Healthcare Debate. Money is bullshit; life is everything.

]]> By: ChristineEdmonson http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993148 ChristineEdmonson Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:01:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993148 <p>Oh, your compassion is so encouraging. Mr. CE and I have not lost a single parent yet, nor sibling, really not any relative. I am dreading it.</p> Oh, your compassion is so encouraging. Mr. CE and I have not lost a single parent yet, nor sibling, really not any relative. I am dreading it.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993147 ratfood Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:56:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993147 <p>I’ve been with four loved ones at the end. It was painful but I am glad I was there to hold their hand and provide some comfort. Yes it changed me forever, a better if lonelier person, I think.</p> I’ve been with four loved ones at the end. It was painful but I am glad I was there to hold their hand and provide some comfort. Yes it changed me forever, a better if lonelier person, I think.

]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993145 Loo Hoo. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:45:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993145 <p>Sorry, Kelly.</p> Sorry, Kelly.

]]> By: marcos http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993144 marcos Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:44:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993144 <p>My best friend has been fighting acute leukemia most of this year, doing better than could possibly have been expected, but it requires constant medical care to stay alive. Fortunately he has very good insurance. The racket nature of the process is more than apparent to him as the hospitals and doctors often run the gauntlet on him often just to get paid.</p> My best friend has been fighting acute leukemia most of this year, doing better than could possibly have been expected, but it requires constant medical care to stay alive. Fortunately he has very good insurance. The racket nature of the process is more than apparent to him as the hospitals and doctors often run the gauntlet on him often just to get paid.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993143 ThingsComeUndone Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:41:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993143 <p>We might get the chance to use all these personal stories this fight is taking forever.</p> We might get the chance to use all these personal stories this fight is taking forever.

]]> By: KellyCDenver http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993142 KellyCDenver Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:38:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993142 <p>Thanks for your responses, I appreciate them.</p> <p>But here’s the thing. If you are with someone when they die, you will always look at life differently. </p> <p>This veal pen crap that Jane posts, is so true. </p> <p>If you actually are with someone when they die, you know EXACTLY what it’s like. These stupid and lousy veal pen considerations as regards the PO, much less single payer, where we’ve already negotiated away UNIVERSAL CARE, are exactly that; stupid and lousy.</p> Thanks for your responses, I appreciate them.

But here’s the thing. If you are with someone when they die, you will always look at life differently.

This veal pen crap that Jane posts, is so true.

If you actually are with someone when they die, you know EXACTLY what it’s like. These stupid and lousy veal pen considerations as regards the PO, much less single payer, where we’ve already negotiated away UNIVERSAL CARE, are exactly that; stupid and lousy.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993139 ThingsComeUndone Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:25:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/09/late-night-mixing-memory-and-desire-for-change/#comment-1993139 <p>I feel for you Kelly and wish you well.</p> I feel for you Kelly and wish you well.

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