I received a phone call from my friend John last night to inform me the founder of the Brien Holden had passed away. I worked with John for one of Brien Holden’s companies for a couple of years and spoke with Brien just a couple of times. He led a very interesting life and worked hard to improve the vision care of people who had very little opportunity for it. He actually did a lot of good and put an organization in place that should continue his work now that he is gone. I am pleased to have an affiliation with them and am very sorry for his loss. It just made me reflect on the shortness of life and the need to spend every minute possible in ways that will accrue to the good, especially to the eternal good.
Tag: Death
My mother had emergency surgery last night. She is still in the hospital, but she is doing just fine. The doctor asked my sister about what Mom wanted to be done in terms of resuscitation if something did not go so well. We went through this a few months back with Lorena’s father and it changed my perspective. The fact that natural death is a process was something that became very clear as we went through that. It seems like interrupting that process can be the source of a lot of pain and suffering as well as a precipitous reduction in the quality of life for both the person going through at the loved ones looking on.
Betty Blonde #264 – 07/23/2009
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