All men die is one of the hard facts of our human condition. That we die is completely out of our control. Whether we die with grace is usually under our control. My mother died of cancer. She battled the second recurrence of cancer that stole her life for a year and a quarter. Cancer took her life by inches. I never heard her breathe one word of complaint, fear or self-pity. Instead she prayed, joked and endured. All her life Mom was teaching me, usually when I didn’t realize it. At the end of her life she gave me a master’s course in courage, love and how to end our trek through this vale of tears well. It was hard watching her die, but it was also a privilege. Mom had lived a good and faith filled life, loved by her family and friends and I saw the fruit of it in her utter fearlessness as she confronted death.
I have listened to Rush Limbaugh, as the law mines allowed, since 1988. I appreciated his politics, wit and flamboyance. I also liked the amount of money he raised for charity, something that most people are unaware of. Now, like the great showman he is, Rush is making an exit that will leave his audience crying for an encore that will not come. I pray for his recovery, and, if that is not consistent with God’s will, that he receive the salvation that Christ shed His blood on the Cross to bring to our Fallen race.
Nicely written Mr. Don M.
Your a “great American” Don McClarey. Thank you for your charisma and dedication to this blog.
God bless your mom and Rush Limbaugh who both, I believe, never beat around the bush. Rush told it like it was. I’m so happy that Trump recognized him, honored him at the State of the Union address.
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Medal of Freedom.
Amen.
Amen.
Thanks Philip. I enjoy the comments on this blog and I always learn something from the back and forth.
My mother also succumbed to colon cancer 13 years ago at 83 y/o. She was initially diagnosed 9 years earlier and had surgery and a colostomy. She wore the bag on her side for those years and offered up the unpleasantness and sometimes embarrassment for sake of her soul and her family. She died in hospice care when the cancer returned and with all the Last sacraments. We miss her but she gave us a great example of how to live and die.
My mother also died of cancer ( we do not know the primary site, but it spread to her lungs). It was 6 months from diagnosis to death. I pray for her – and also for forgiveness. When I was a teen, I had many battles with her. Now I am nearly as old as she was under she died, and believe me, I fully sympathize now with her concerns about a rebellious young girl in the 70’s! When I was in my 20’s, I came to appreciate her much more – but she died when I was 25. I wish I could have spent more time with her when I was mature enough to understand her better.
Rush said last week that he has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.