Living While Dying

We signed up for a four-week series at a church on South Street in Pittsfield with week one devoted to inevitable death, whether overnight or years and decades down the road. Led by Pam Kueppers from New Lebanon. She noted death is certain, denial may be part of coping. Living While Dying is an extraordinary film addressing denial, the dark hole that is death, chronic pain, meds to relieve pain, impact among family and friends. Living While Dying takes us through end-of-life experience and treatment of three people from different parts of the world. Each on his/her path. Music for one. Last dances, trip to Bali with daughter and grandchildren. A man surrounded by women friends. A daughter giving mom a back massage. A wonderful aboriginal elder in Australia who says we were energy, become physical beings, and return to being energy. That resonates with a late night tidbit on television by an ob-gyn physician who described the same process of energy, physicality, and energy. If you have never listened to and experienced Living While Dying, look it up on YouTube, Google, or other social media. Follow that with the next three sessions on wills and power of attorney, DNR, wills, and funeral arrangements. Our daughter asked us years ago before we became octogenarians. The time is NOW. You and your family will have peace of mind. Just do it!