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Can the consciousness live on after the human body dies?
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Slightly off topic but relevant in a sense, and it shows there can be humour in even the darkest moments, I was with my dad last wednesday , he is riddled with cancer , in a lot of pain and to be honest he's had enough, he just wants to go, it was just me and him and we were discussing this and other matters like he told me he wants to be cremated , i gently, almost hesitantly asked him if he " thought there was anything on the other side ?" he did no more than pick up the tv remote and turn over !! he saw my face and realised and we both had a bit of a chuckle!
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Very sorry to hear about your father, bushy. His actions raised a smile from me though, sounds like he has a great sense of humour.
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It was a bit of an only fools and horses moment, he genuinely thought I meany about the tv !! not sure how old you are , but for those over a certain age , you would talk about what "side" a programme was on rather than channel , as there were only 3 "sides" , my kids find it unbelievable that we had only 3 channels to watch, and that they werent 24 hour !
essexeagle
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Sorry to hear that but what a man he must be! That made me smile. I hope I could be like that at the end!
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My thoughts are with you Bushy, I lost my Dad to cancer 3 years ago. mercifully he didn't suffer too long before he passed. The most difficult thing for me was that I sort of expected him to be around forever, was really close to him and still think about him every day.
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thks mate.
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Consciousness can indeed go on long after the body is useless. Although the consciousness will never be as bright as it would be in a fully-functioning being, it can still be sufficient for a job co-commentating on local radio.
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Sorry to hear about your dad mate, mine goes into a hospice today, i think its going to be the best place for him , they will be able to manage his pain etc much better.
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Or reading the half time Birthday announcements at the AMEX !
essexeagle
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That's the thing, we all think they will be there forever. There was only me and my mum growing up and she died 6 years ago. My wife has just lost both her parents in the last 3 months. I also think about these people every day. Being middle aged can be tough!
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tell me about it, my mum has been in RSCH for the last 5 weeks with cancer as well.
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Tough times ahead Bushy but you'll look back on moments like that, they'll be a comfort. I wish you and your family the best and however long your pa has left he sounds a funny guy.
Really sorry to hear about your Dad bushy, although I did like the 'other side' story! I remember you first mentioned him in Cornish's 'NHS leg pain' thread and I was wondering how he was getting on. Yeah, if it's the way you describe a hospice is best.
FWIW I believe your soul lives on and that we'll all meet our loved ones again. I don't get involved in the religious debates on here, so I'll leave it at that. God bless.
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Thats the thing with middle age, as we get older we lose more and more friends & family, suppose it's just something we all have to get used to although it's not always easy when it's someone that you are close to. I believe that we do have souls and that there is so much more than just " you live you die then nothing"
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thanks PS.
essexeagle
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thanks mate, i agree with you there , i also dont want to get in a religious argument , but i think that we do live on in some form , i think life , how everything was created, not just on earth , but in the infinity of space, is far too complex to have been an accident also for the human mind to understand.
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But you know what, it is wierd. I have never believed in the afterlife or whatever you want to call it. I always thought that if anything like that existed then my mum might have turned up one day when I was doing something bad to tick me off..but nothing. I always thought when you are gone then you are gone.
But.....I was there when my father-in-law passed away (his heart was failing) and about 5 mins before he actually died, he sat up and stretched his arms out wide and we could see his eyes follow something around the room. This was after he had been on the bed without any responses for a couple of hours. What could he see that we couldn't? And where did he get the strength from to do that? He was distrought that his wife had died only weeks before him. Could he have seen her in the room? I don't know but they had been married for 50+ years and after my mother in law died he went downhill so fast as if he didn't want to carry on without her.
Oh, I don't know. And fancy me talking like this on a Br*ghton forum!! Lets get back to normal..Poyet is a tosser!!
But.....I was there when my father-in-law passed away (his heart was failing) and about 5 mins before he actually died, he sat up and stretched his arms out wide and we could see his eyes follow something around the room. This was after he had been on the bed without any responses for a couple of hours. What could he see that we couldn't? And where did he get the strength from to do that? He was distrought that his wife had died only weeks before him. Could he have seen her in the room? I don't know but they had been married for 50+ years and after my mother in law died he went downhill so fast as if he didn't want to carry on without her.
Oh, I don't know. And fancy me talking like this on a Br*ghton forum!! Lets get back to normal..Poyet is a tosser!!