@fmf said
I buried someone dear to me yesterday. Even through the fumbling of CPR and the paramedics coming, and the vinegary last moments of hope, once again ~ rather like Wilfred Owen's exposing "Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori" to be "the old lie" ~ I am here to report that "There are no atheists in foxholes" is not true.
Hi FMF. Nice to see you are still around. I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
My dad passed 4 years ago. Both he and mom were Unitarians - she a theist, he an atheist.
They had a great last day together. Spent the morning gardening, then took a favorite walk in the park in the afternoon. They had potluck dinner at their church of 43 years, and a movie afterwards.
The next morning, he was gone.
It was a shock for us all, but in the end, he went on his own terms - in his own house, his own way. No doctors. No rest homes. Exactly the way he would have wished.
Anyway, whatever the foxhole, being at peace with one day leaving is something I would wish for your friend, and you.
Take care, B