Impending Doom

Wow!  I just thought of something else to write about already!

So, to all of you who don't know, I am a nurse.  In nursing you learn lots of things about life, family dynamics, and relationships.  But, you also learn about people, their will to live, and the importance of quality of life.

When patient's are really sick with multiple body organ problems, or if they've been in the hospital for extended stays, there comes a time when they make a mental choice.  They either want to live or they want to die.  You can see it in their faces.  When they want live, eventually they leave the hospital, and go to a nursing home, or some other facility.  The lucky ones just get to go home.  But, the others, the ones that choose death, they are the ones you remember the most.  It isn't because they die or want to die.  It's because they are the ones you want to die.  You wish, you hope, and if you are a prayer, you pray they die!  Death is a mercy for some!

But, this is off topic from what I really want to get to.  Some of those who choose death do it because they see no other option.  But, others, they just know it's going to happen.  And, they know it's going to happen soon, so they just accept their fate.  This is what is called impending doom.  They know the end is near, and they meet it head on.  This is the ultimate act of bravery.  Some would think it would be to fight.  But, I challenge you with this; what's the point in spending what last you have with your family denying what will ultimately happen in the end?  You should spend that time with the people that you love.  Hope is a debilitating emotional disease.  Don't believe in it!

With that said, impending doom is something that is applicable to more than just dying.  There are many things it can be used for. Is the feeling of impending doom a force to recon with?  Is it a sign to consider?

I'm drinking right now!  Peace.