I've seen death by aneurysm...my mother died of a coronary aneurysm....very very quick. She was restless and vaguely uncomfortable but sleepy, cause she had been given some meds to help her relax, then suddenly she said, "I can't handle this," spasmed and died. Very quick, not much pain.
Compare that to the days of being parched and hungry, of having one's tongue swell up, of seizures, swallowing and breathing difficulties...
How dare someone compare the two?
Compare that to the days of being parched and hungry, of having one's tongue swell up, of seizures, swallowing and breathing difficulties...
I'm sorry about your mother. Her last conscious thoughts are sad though; fortunately her suffering seems to have been brief which isn't the case for all aneurysm patients. Step father-in-law died of one and lingered uncomfortably to say the least after failed surgery. Little girl from church, 6 years old, taken just last week from one. Wasn't particularly brief or painless. Headaches alerted the parents and by the time they helicoptered her to the major center for that, she died shortly after. All very sad.
But between your mother and Terri, there is no comparison suffering-wise. I lost my mother within a half day and the shock was horrible but some said it was better that way. Later, much later, I've come to see maybe that is so.
And that's enough on that subject for now. I'm older so I feeling these things breathing down my neck more than younger people. What would I want? For now, I just place my trust in God's mercy that He will decide how things will go . . .don't want to have to linger years like Terri but don't want to be starved and dehydrated either. May God be merciful with me and mine and the few enemies I have for that matter.