The Final Passage:  It will happen to all of us at a different time and in a different way.  The death experience will be different for each one of us the experience will be as individual as we are.  It will be our own personal journey whether sudden or prolonged in nature.  We will experience others deaths prior to our own I think this is life’s way of preparing one for what’s to come.  When we are young we lose a pet, as we age we lose great grandparents, then grandparents, then parents, friends and significant others then our own death.  This would be if the lifespan journey was one of sequential living but we all know life is not about order it is about random chaos that we manage day to day.  I do not mean this in a negative way, just think about it?  We wake up and have our day planned.  How many days truly go as planned or follow that perfect schedule we set for ourselves, not many.  Life has a way of happening whether we are ready or not and death is part of life.  Sudden death I feel is the hardest to cope with.  As people I think closure is important and a sudden death it is hard to fulfill the need for that.  Being able to prepare for someone’s death there is time to celebrate them, love them say what needs to be said.  This does not make death any less difficult but I do believe that it allows all involved to grieve with the person whom is passing and allows for more preparation and healing too begin.  The loss of a loved one is and will always be the hardest thing to cope with in life because of its finality, but it is part of life that no one escapes, it is just another part of this journey we call life.

Blogging for this class really made me think about each chapter that was studied.  By writing down thoughts and feelings applied to the materials helps make it more applicable to the life-span we are living past, present and future.  Wishing the best to all of you, happy summer!