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Touchy subject : Fear of dying

A MyBCTeam Member asked a question 💭
Lansdowne, PA

Some women say they don't fear dying or they do fear.
Exactly what part of dying do we or don't we fear?

August 31, 2024
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Members opened up about their varied fears surrounding death after a cancer diagnosis, with many expressing that their greatest worry was not... Read more

Members opened up about their varied fears surrounding death after a cancer diagnosis, with many expressing that their greatest worry was not dying itself but leaving loved ones behind to grieve and manage without them. Several members shared the importance of advance directives, hospice planning, and spiritual faith as sources of comfort, describing peaceful end-of-life experiences with family members who received proper pain management through morphine and compassionate care. A recurring theme was the tension between accepting mortality as inevitable and the deep sadness of not being present for children, grandchildren, spouses, and pets, balanced by faith traditions that offered hope of reunion in an afterlife and the belief that proper planning could ease both physical suffering and emotional burden on survivors.

A MyBCTeam Member

@A MyBCTeam Member perhaps your children will have regrets and your husband may carry guilt for not being there for you. We are family here, you have us. ❤️

August 31, 2024
A MyBCTeam Member

Thanks Glenda. Like I said, I believe in eternal life, that after will be better than here so why would I fear that? And then, if there wasn't eternal life I wouldn't know about it because I would be dead . Either way, death is not scary, its just sad for those we leave behind.

December 23, 2024
A MyBCTeam Member

@A MyBCTeam Member I believe that also that we can't change the time we leave this world.❤️

August 31, 2024
A MyBCTeam Member

Not afraid to die because I’m a child of God and have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior years ago. To be absence in the body is to be present with the Lord. My children are grown and in a good place with their own children and grandchildren. I’m fine with what ever God wants to do with me. I’m in His hands.

August 31, 2024
A MyBCTeam Member

One thing every human will experience at some point is death. We have no guarantee that we will have a tomorrow. Cancer is not the only avenue by which death comes, yet we give it more fear than it deserves.

It’s best if we have a good view or belief about eternity. Make plans ahead where possible to assist those left behind. That’s the best any of us can do.

August 31, 2024

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