Decay in Stages
Veins are rivers. They nourish their surroundings. One can see a pattern of decay in the leaf pictured below. If you squint, you can see the veins. Is that where the process of decay begins, or ends?
Tag Archives: death process
Vigil
The decline continues. Kidneys still work, dehydration is under way. Our niece was diagnosed with cancer only 7 months ago. Now, the hospice nurse says one or two days are all she has left. Although she’s not comatose, she is less and less responsive. Our job is to regularly administer pain and anti anxiety meds […]
