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Re: Soldier's Death Fall- hope not offensive

DAVID!!! Yes this was the answer I was seeking. I get it now. It is morbid and sad. The nervous system controlling body functioning and use of muscles would immediately lose tone causing the slow fall. So, now I understand what the WWII photographer meant. I think I have seen photos of dead soldiers in a sitting pose. Oh, gosh so sad. But perhaps less painful with an immediate death - well not less painful but less time of suffering (as we know it, I could be totally off base)

I was a hospice nurse for awhile and was present for numerous deaths - too many. I will not go into details - but it was rough for nurses and especially families and friends.

If anyone is interested, please read the next portion - and if not - stop here.

My account of a person's death is from personal, hands on experiences. As a precious life is nearing the end, I often had difficulty explaining to the family not to try and feed their loved one. It was hard for them to fathom because many of us are taught to nurture with food. If the family only gives food and water when the dying person asks (which is not often near the real end) - it allows a chemical state of ketosis to process.

The story that helped the families finally understand was a reference to the reason elder Native Americans would often carry their loved one to the woods and have a spiritual ceremony and leave.

"In advanced cases of ketosis, the nervous system response is dulled, and patients rarely feel pain, hunger or thirst. There is also some evidence that ketosis can produce a state of well-being or mild euphoria" Dr. Joanne Lynn, a hospice physician associated with Americans for Better Care of the Dying.

THANK YOU

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