tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post5322484923371200315..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Love & DeathJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36409976324359699372015-01-24T23:24:46.920+00:002015-01-24T23:24:46.920+00:00'Every life is important no matter how it is l...'Every life is important no matter how it is lived'. That about sums up my philosphy of life; not only people though, every last creature which runs, crawls, flies, slithers, hops or oozes along is important. No matter whether they're biting you, sucking your blood, keeping you company or doing something earth-shattering. Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-52091873037363573952015-01-23T18:49:14.695+00:002015-01-23T18:49:14.695+00:00What a beautiful post.
You gave the little Egre...What a beautiful post. <br /><br />You gave the little Egret a safe place to close his eyes and die in peace in his own time, something we all hope to have.<br /><br />I lost a chicken yesterday and as I packed her cold lifeless body into an old feed sack ready to put on a bonfire at the weekend, I almost wished we have nearby badgers I could have left her for. But we don't and I really don't want to encourage foxes by leaving her body lying out 'just in case' so its a cremation on the hillside for her.<br /><br />Your experiences through life, the good things you have been taught and have done, have shaped the wonderfully sensitive and human man you are. You are a credit to the nursing profession, they and the Samaritans are so lucky to have a man of your calibre.<br /><br />No jokey remarks today, just credit where credit is due. xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31076644934624774562015-01-23T17:58:58.559+00:002015-01-23T17:58:58.559+00:00Only a half?Only a half?janeydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420791418635359514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83071317636493197902015-01-23T13:21:56.032+00:002015-01-23T13:21:56.032+00:00What a blessing to have that kind of example set f...What a blessing to have that kind of example set for you at only 21. You obviously learned well. I don't know how I could have handled that.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54571095441337139052015-01-23T06:52:54.660+00:002015-01-23T06:52:54.660+00:00Oh. Okay then. :-)Oh. Okay then. :-)Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54132289613555931122015-01-23T02:44:50.157+00:002015-01-23T02:44:50.157+00:00What a wonderfiul soul you are John. Last week I ...What a wonderfiul soul you are John. Last week I was with my younger brother as he passed away from cancer in hospital, the nursing staff were so wonderful to him.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693852810025485934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35278801065946077362015-01-23T01:01:37.816+00:002015-01-23T01:01:37.816+00:00Damn it John, you moved me to tears again. But it...Damn it John, you moved me to tears again. But it's a good thing. It's a reminder how, as your wise nurse taught you, all life is important. A friend of ours saved a scared kitten from a busy highway, took it home to be safe, and sadly, it had already been hit and died a few hours later. But she said that kitten got the most love and caring she could give before it left this world. That's what you did, you made the little Egret have a gentle passing. <br /><br />You are a fine man Mr. Gray...thank you for everything you have done in both your career and at home with your furred and feathered family. <br /><br />Big hugs to you from Texas, USA1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55310899755631582392015-01-22T23:51:44.934+00:002015-01-22T23:51:44.934+00:00And she looked like a hooker!
Let that be a lesson...And she looked like a hooker!<br />Let that be a lesson to all eh!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69128280072361850802015-01-22T23:50:30.914+00:002015-01-22T23:50:30.914+00:00She was a saint: that nurse in 1983.She was a saint: that nurse in 1983.Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2580976421259408662015-01-22T23:43:01.282+00:002015-01-22T23:43:01.282+00:00I always say that to distressed relatives at the b...I always say that to distressed relatives at the beside of their dying loved one<br />" you are here...that's all that matters"<br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14766520021795406712015-01-22T23:39:57.459+00:002015-01-22T23:39:57.459+00:00there is a certain power in tradition isn't th...there is a certain power in tradition isn't thereJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66919363066195064982015-01-22T23:34:48.766+00:002015-01-22T23:34:48.766+00:00When my dear Mum was close to the end in hospital,...When my dear Mum was close to the end in hospital, in France, the junior doctor told me to bring in her best clothes. Poor lad, he spoke to me in French, but I thought I had got it wrong and in the end he had to blurt out in English 'because she is going to die soon'. Anyway, on the morning that she died, the nurses gently washed her and dressed her in the outfit I had chosen - including her shoes - and had wound her gold chain and crucifix round her clasped hands. And yes, they had opened the window too. They were all so gentle and kind, nothing was too much trouble, bless them.Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21430420776169821522015-01-22T23:25:51.546+00:002015-01-22T23:25:51.546+00:00Makes me think of the scene in the movie Steel Mag... Makes me think of the scene in the movie Steel Magnolias, when the Mother says that she was the only person who had the strength to be with her daughter when she died. Then she says "it was the most precious moment of my life" :(liparifamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15205794075118001139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51700716059969658962015-01-22T23:15:22.104+00:002015-01-22T23:15:22.104+00:00:-) thank you:-) thank youJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13705646157761734282015-01-22T23:14:03.415+00:002015-01-22T23:14:03.415+00:00I hope I get someone with a genuine laugh and a ha...I hope I get someone with a genuine laugh and a half bottle of Gordon's John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10938065445782043692015-01-22T23:12:39.839+00:002015-01-22T23:12:39.839+00:00Hugs xxxHugs xxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55841771600156026752015-01-22T23:10:58.044+00:002015-01-22T23:10:58.044+00:00Gruff exterior?
That's a first
LolGruff exterior?<br />That's a first<br />LolJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50351175222189562582015-01-22T23:10:18.544+00:002015-01-22T23:10:18.544+00:00It was a common practice
Moral defectives
That...It was a common practice <br />Moral defectives<br />That's what they were calledJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67366129277610156432015-01-22T23:08:34.978+00:002015-01-22T23:08:34.978+00:00I thinks she's adorableI thinks she's adorableJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76139404322683152902015-01-22T22:55:09.100+00:002015-01-22T22:55:09.100+00:00...it's not you xx...it's not you xxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58965336770860852092015-01-22T22:54:40.894+00:002015-01-22T22:54:40.894+00:00Philip..what did you do in the hospital?Philip..what did you do in the hospital?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19110509701769050342015-01-22T22:50:16.727+00:002015-01-22T22:50:16.727+00:00Yes you do understand...GOING GENTLY is the title ...Yes you do understand...GOING GENTLY is the title of a lovely novel......it's about an elderly woman dying in hospital....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67902573737207924152015-01-22T22:48:17.183+00:002015-01-22T22:48:17.183+00:00If you looked at her with today's eyes YP she ...If you looked at her with today's eyes YP she would have been disciplined <br />She was scruffy, a potty mouth and chain smoked ON THE WARD but she had a pure heart....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11554814431435528922015-01-22T22:44:12.646+00:002015-01-22T22:44:12.646+00:00And in turn we have taught the next generation of ...And in turn we have taught the next generation of nurses to pay their respects ....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39388598405452945452015-01-22T22:42:37.931+00:002015-01-22T22:42:37.931+00:00Nick, strangely enough it is...well all the ones I...Nick, strangely enough it is...well all the ones I have seen and/or been a part of....<br />I have never seen a disrespectful situation in 32 years nursingJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com