I made the decision to let him die.
No more feeding, no more antibiotics, no more cancer treatments. Just pain meds and sedatives. He was at peace when he died. His anxiety, dread and fear were gone before he took his last breath.
I will never again be at peace.
Sharon Gerger has had to make some tough decisions over the last year. Writing about them helps her to deal with the “too much”.
Yes you will. If he was at peace you fulfilled his wishes.
Someone who has signed a few too many DNRs in his life
Powerful. Thank you for the raw honesty. i hope writing this helps you find something like peace-self compassion, perhaps?
With so few words, I can see the protagonist. Enjoyed the story.
Very touching.
Gosh, this shows in such a short piece the difficulty of the two sides, the polar opposite choices.
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry for your loss.
50 words and endless emotion in this beautifully expressed writing. I do wish you peace. It was the right choice, no matter how difficult.
Such hard decisions. All the best to you
Thank you for sharing this moment. It’s one of the hardest jobs as a proxy to do what your love one wants and needs. Really moving moment. Thank you.
The emotion really comes through in this piece. Thank you
Oh my! The double edged sword. x
A gorgeous piece of writing, but even more so a gorgeous piece of thought. Thank you.
Beautiful and moving. Thank you.
Thank you all for your feedback.
Such a powerful story. So much said in so few words.
If my own experience, after many years, there is peace and not-peace – the former grows – the latter fades, though maybe never disappears, I don’t know yet. But definitely more peace than not. May the same be true for you.
Well done, Sharon. Well done ❤️
So brave to make the decision & to share it. Beautiful piece of writing.