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https://www.livescience.com ^ | JUNE 11, 2021 | By Mindy Weisberger - Senior Writer

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Gothamites

[Monkey Face]

Shannon got up.

Shannon got up because the Alpha Female requested she do so.There. Fixed it.

[Tax-chick]

I think she got up because a kid annoyed here, but I took the opportunity to vacuum the living room and the hall.

[Monkey Face]

I just got word that my friend Sharon passed away last night. They took her off life support and let her go Home.

[Tax-chick]

Best wishes to Sharon for a great eternity! And my sincere sympathy to her family and friends.

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Was she ready to go?

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I ask because I lost two loved ones who were ready to go. I miss them both every day, but take comfort in knowing they knew it was their time and went willingly on their terms (within the limits of their illnesses).

[Monkey Face]

She was probably more ready than most. Not to mention the fact that she had been in ICU for over a month, intubated for almost the entire time, and not always able to communicate.

To put it irreverently, she “had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.” I think she was living in both worlds for some time now, so it may have been a relief to finally let go of this one.

[Monkey Face]

I’m saddened, because I lost a step-daughter two days ago, and now my friend. The former, I didn’t know as well, which makes it even sadder (my loss at not knowing her) but the latter because I saw Sharon at least once a week for three years, and even two days before my move.

However, death is a part of living, and we all need to make that passage, so I hope when it’s my time, I can do it gracefully.

[Monkey Face]

I’ve asked for funeral info so I can at least send flowers. Just to let folks know I’m thinking of her and those she has left behind.

[ArGee]

Some person running to replace a GOP Rep tweeted about “New Yorkians.” The GOP Rep “pounced.”

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Shoulda stuck with Gothamites...

[Monkey Face]

And thanks!

There is a card from you in today’s mail! ;o]

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It takes a bit of the sting out.

[ArGee]

My condolences.

[ArGee]

However, death is a part of fallen living

I think the reason we rail against death is that, in our deepest selves, we know we were made for eternity.

[Monkey Face]

Thanks! It was expected, but as I learned when my dad died, it’s still a shock. I guess it’s the thought that they would actually WANT to go.

[Monkey Face]

Well, we came from eternity, so it’s only right that we go back to it, to be Eternal. This life is just a “probation” of sorts.

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Ask anyone who has had a near death experience if they fear death.

The answer is almost always, “No”...

NDE/OOBE Ping

[Monkey Face]

Seen on Facebook: Try to be the reason a stranger throws up at work.