DISQUS

gregorylent · 1 year ago

people in america are so weird about death, and this "outpouring" has been an intense illustration of that.

death is the best thing in an entire life, it is what all of embodiment is about, leads to, is for.

the grief of most people is pure narcissism and should not be rewarded.

he is free. we are not. there is nothing sad about either side of this.

not as stupid as russert, but nearly

Sheila Mikulin · 1 year ago

Whitney - thanks for sharing your experience with Randy.

My mom passed away of pancreatic cancer 9 years ago on 7/29. I had been following Randy's blog posts as he courageously described his experience daily, weekly and then the posts stopped and I had a sad feeling he may be passing soon.

As the anniversary of my mother's death is coming, I have been mourning her and now I mourn the loss of him for the world. My heart goes out to his family - his beautiful, little children. May tomorrow be gentle with their hearts....

Sheila

http://sheilamikulin.typepad.com/soulful_coach/

Barb · 1 year ago

I haven't followed this as much as some, but wish I had.

2 years ago this past January, I lost my husband to Pancreatic Cancer. I know what it can do to the body. Watching Mr Pausch was awe inspiring. I wish my husband could have seen him.

I made sure his kids and my grandchildren saw the video with Mr Pausch.

My heart goes out to his wife and children.

Thank you for posting this.

Georgia Weithe · 1 year ago

Whitney, this is the first account I've read of someone who was a student of Randy Pausch. What an interesting perspective; thank you.


When I was accompanying my father on his end-of-life journey, I learned what Randy Pausch showed us: that death is a teacher and a friend. Here are three things it taught me about how to live:

Live your life so you have no regrets.

Acknowledge the presence of those you love, and honor your spouse or partner, your children and your friends because you may not have another day to improve the quality of your relationships.

Admit to yourself that life is fleeting and all things as we know them will come to an end; then out of the awareness of the endings, create new beginnings.

When we accept that life doesn’t go on forever, every day becomes more precious. I’d like to share my positive thoughts on facing death with others at www.shiningmoments.net.

I am so happy Randy has given a new face to death and dying, as well as life and living. Thanks to him, many people will find the courage to face the fact that death is a part of life.