I've seen both sides
Dad had bone cancer diagnosed about ten years after Mum died, took him six months to depart this mortal coil from diagnosis. But he was so prepared to go. I wouldn't say he was religious, but he had 'faith'. He said he was fine with it and anyway he wanted to see Mum again(bless). It went to his brain, and he reverted to a small child, to the point where in hospital we would feed him like a baby (open mouth, spoon in, wipe chin). Thankfully the last few days he was pretty much unconscious. Zapped out on morphine. A few strange things happened around this time, but probably more our imagination than spiritual. But, who knows.........
Neither way is nice nor easy........
(Monkee girl not a monkee, not a girl, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 0:46, Reply)