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macmanmike6100 · 10-21-2003, 09:12 AM

Two weeks ago, I watched a man die. I did my best, along with two facility staff members who knew more than I, to revive him.

For thirty minutes the ordeal persisted. I think we all knew he was dead by the time he was loaded into the ambulance, but I still went home thinking "There's still a chance."

His death came on a morning when I was merely a volunteer for a career conference. The attendees had no idea what was going on. I smelled the contents of his stomach and felt his cold and pale skin. It was the first time that I've ever experienced death so closely; in the past, I've only been to a couple of funerals for relatives I really didn't know.

This man was just a corporate representative and I didn't know him until I met him in this situation. (Thanks OFKU0)

I finally was able to get his wife's address and <b>will</b> send my condolences via a sympathy card. However, <i>what should I write?</i>

10-21-2003, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
macmanmike6100 High Honorary Junkie Location: Tri-state.	I watched a man die; what do I say to his wife? Two weeks ago, I watched a man die. I did my best, along with two facility staff members who knew more than I, to revive him. For thirty minutes the ordeal persisted. I think we all knew he was dead by the time he was loaded into the ambulance, but I still went home thinking "There's still a chance." His death came on a morning when I was merely a volunteer for a career conference. The attendees had no idea what was going on. I smelled the contents of his stomach and felt his cold and pale skin. It was the first time that I've ever experienced death so closely; in the past, I've only been to a couple of funerals for relatives I really didn't know. This man was just a corporate representative and I didn't know him until I met him in this situation. (Thanks OFKU0) I finally was able to get his wife's address and <b>will</b> send my condolences via a sympathy card. However, <i>what should I write?</i> Last edited by macmanmike6100; 10-21-2003 at 09:43 AM..