I've learned that death, even when anticipated, is sudden. I can remember when my husbands dad died...I was in my early 20's and I never had anyone in my life die before. I had never even been to a funeral. I knew very little about death. When this son/husband/father/brother/uncle/friend/ took his last breath I was there. I found it so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that this person had just been sucking air in and out of his lungs and then in a matter of a milli-second...he was just gone. How could he be dead when I was just talking to him? How could he be dead when he is still warm and his mouth is still opened? I remember thinking that he would 'shake it off' in a minute...but he didn't. After 72 years on the planet, he was just gone.

In all of the sadness that surrounded this event, there was also this huge feeling of release. This feeling of 'anything's possible', 'what's next'....and this feeling that after all the pain and struggle this man had been through...he'd finally found a cure for his cancer and that cure was sweet, forever peace.

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I found a crock-pot blog today. I didn't even know I was looking for a crock-pot blog until I found it and I'm glad I found it. It's informational and funny.