Aw, I'm really sorry to hear this, fren. I was hoping that Gerald would make it through this. 😢 May God rest his soul and give him peace.
You are to be commended for your efforts, fren. You can sleep well knowing you did everything you possibly could. No one could ask for more. Gerald had the best advocate.
Fren, I've been through this twice with both of my parents, just not because of COVID. I've fought long and hard against the medical profession -- well over 12 years. They haven't valued life for a very long time. Once your loved ones reach a certain age, you keep hearing the same mantra: oh, they've lived a good long life -- it's time to let them go. Had I listened to the doctors, they would have shaved many good years off of my parents' lives.
The thing you have to realize is, this problem is way bigger than both of us put together, and you don't always have the knowledge or the power you need to make the proper decisions for your loved ones. The system is intentionally designed to keep you in the dark, through absolutely no fault of your own.
I understand that nagging feeling of guilt -- if only I'd done this or that. But, fren, it wasn't your job to be the doctor. It was THEIR job and they failed. The guilt rests with them, not you. You went way beyond the call of duty in service to your fren. If only everyone did what you did! You should be proud of your efforts, as it was no small task. Look how many people you rallied around your fren -- people that didn't even know Gerald. Wow! You made us all feel like we had a part in his life. That's something, fren.
Just know that the only reason you feel guilty is because you are a good person. We all have our limitations. There are some precipices in life, though, that we simply do not have the ability to cross, as much as we would like to. But know in these times that we have a loving God who can do all things and cross all precipices for us.
Although we may not understand it now, God has another plan for Gerald. Perhaps God sent us Gerald for this very moment in time -- as a catalyst for bringing a group of total strangers together to help someone they have never met. It showed all of us that we have great power when we all work together for the good of others.
Perhaps we got the lesson we needed exactly when we needed it, fren.
If so, then there is no reason to feel guilty, fren. It all worked out the way it was meant to.
Aw, I'm really sorry to hear this, fren. I was hoping that Gerald would make it through this. 😢 May God rest his soul and give him peace.
You are to be commended for your efforts, fren. You can sleep well knowing you did everything you possibly could. No one could ask for more. Gerald had the best advocate.
Fren, I've been through this twice with both of my parents, just not because of COVID. I've fought long and hard against the medical profession -- well over 12 years. They haven't valued life for a very long time. Once your loved ones reach a certain age, you keep hearing the same mantra: oh, they've lived a good long life -- it's time to let them go. Had I listened to the doctors, they would have shaved many good years off of my parents' lives.
The thing you have to realize is, this problem is way bigger than both of us put together, and you don't always have the knowledge or the power you need to make the proper decisions for your loved ones. The system is intentionally designed to keep you in the dark, through absolutely no fault of your own.
I understand that nagging feeling of guilt -- if only I'd done this or that. But, fren, it wasn't your job to be the doctor. It was THEIR job and they failed. The guilt rests with them, not you. You went way beyond the call of duty in service to your fren. If only everyone did what you did! You should be proud of your efforts, as it was no small task. Look how many people you rallied around your fren -- people that didn't even know Gerald. Wow! You made us all feel like we had a part in his life. That's something, fren.
WRWY
WWG1WGA
And, thank you for your kind words, fren.
Just know that the only reason you feel guilty is because you are a good person. We all have our limitations. There are some precipices in life, though, that we simply do not have the ability to cross, as much as we would like to. But know in these times that we have a loving God who can do all things and cross all precipices for us.
Although we may not understand it now, God has another plan for Gerald. Perhaps God sent us Gerald for this very moment in time -- as a catalyst for bringing a group of total strangers together to help someone they have never met. It showed all of us that we have great power when we all work together for the good of others.
Perhaps we got the lesson we needed exactly when we needed it, fren.
If so, then there is no reason to feel guilty, fren. It all worked out the way it was meant to.
WWG1WGA