watching another person die

I didn't work the day this happened, but an old lady got hit by a car at the streetlight in front of the store. Killed her and her little dog. My boss at the time said it was the craziest thing, this little old lady was crossing and this truck just turns and runs her down. Said it was like watching a cartoon, and then as soon as it happened, it was like the world stopped and went in slow motion and all these people came out of nowhere and just swarmed her. Fortunately, the ambulance barn is right across the street from Dairy Queen, but she ended up dying in the hospital the next day. Crazy shit.

 

I saw a guy lit on fire in Bali, don't now if he died, I think you'd want to, life wouldn't be good surviving with that degree of burns.

 

i don't know; i feel like if i had seen it i would remember.

i know i've seen it on the internet, but i don't think i've witnessed an actual death in the real world.

 

was he purposefully lit on fire by others, was there an accident, or did he light himself on fire?

that could be pretty fucked up. burning to death is supposed to be a terribly painful way to go. virtually every nerve in your body screaming out simultaneously as it's burnt up


those monks that have used self immolation as a means of protest had to be extraordinarily disciplined in order to maintain the lotus position during it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-MBhe5Wac8

i think it was kind of tacky to set it to music like that, but i'd never seen the footage before. i have mixed feelings for the manner of protest, but i do respect thich quan duc and his cause, as well as a number of other similar figures.

 

yup.
Watching my cat die was actually the worst though, which seems strange.

 

I watched my father die in front of me

 

i was holding my old doggies paw and patting her while they euthanised her.. it was the saddest thing i ever did. i cried buckets and i still cry now if i think about it for a bit. she was the loveliest dog, had her since i was 5 years old. we grew up together. that was 6 years ago.

 

there was an old man who was throwing his litter in the bin outside the block. at one moment he just grabed himself to the chest and fell. we called an ambulence that failed to come on time and at one point he just passed away. i could see he is not breathing anymore.

 

I saw my uncle die at 41 from complications due to diabetes.

 

Ugh, I couldn't bring myself to do that when our dog had to be put down. I'm such a wimp.

 

I watched two guys get killed in a car wreck once when I was about 10.
They were crossing an intersection in an old beater and weren't wearing seatbelts. My mom was driving, and was making a left turn and they were in the lane next to us. I think someone ran the red light because they got T-boned after pulling out into the intersection. The car hit the driver's side and from roughly 30 feet away with my window down I saw the driver slam into the passenger and then they both slammed against the inside of the car, and there was an explosion of blood. The passenger's head smashed through his window and blood sprayed down the side of the car.
I don't know if they died or not, but it looked pretty goddamned bad.
I remember this because my mom had just bought me one of those silly Archie comic books in the grocery store that I used to like to read, and I remember looking down at it and thinking about how stupid it was to be a child that does childish things in a world where stuff like that happens.

 

my dad opted out, but me, my sister and my mum all went and held her while she passed. i couldnt have just had her there one minute and gone the next, i think i needed the closure and to say goodbye one last time. dad was crying all that day at work hah. i find it particularly sad when any animals die. we all cried when my budgie died and none of us even liked that little shit, he was a vicious bird, always trying to bite and dive bomb your head. but it was just so sad to see his light go out...

 

When i was about 7 or 8 i saw a man get shot by someone i knew for raping his daughter....I didnt really think anything of it just kinda watched like i would watch a television.

 

I watched my fiance's grandad die in the hospital. It didn't freak me out or anything, it looked very peaceful really. But I guess it totally depends on how the person dies.. if it's an accident or whatever else, I'm sure it's very different to just dying from old age.

 

I know what you mean. I held my dog when the vet put him to sleep and it just broke my heart. One minute he was there wagging his tail and then he was just gone. That was also six years ago and it still makes me cry too.

 

i never did, thank god..

my boyfriends cousin and his friend seen some man in his sitting room slit his babies throat , then his own im not sure if he slit the wifes throat too??

they tried to smash the windows to get in the were shouting and screaming, it happened too fast tho, my boyfriends cousin was fucked up after seein that, yano he was thinkin he shoulda stopped it etc. they did try.. but they couldnt do anything..

 

when my last dog was put down, she'd had canine diabetes for years. we had to give her shots, feed her special food, couldnt give her treats...in addition to that there was really bad arthritis and any number of other healthy problems. it got pretty bad eventually, and finally she just had to be put down.

she hadn't had a proper dog treat in years and had to eat the really bland doggy diabetic food, so right before they did it they let her pig out and just eat an entire bag of the fake bacon dog treats so she could have something special before she died

 

ouuucchh ... one of the worst ways to die

 

For me the worst was seeing my wife die of cancer about six weeks ago.

It was something of a relief when it was over, as she did not appear to be in pain, was unconscious, and had been very afraid of the moment of death. I had my forehead to hers, my hand on one side of her face, whispering words of love and comfort in case she could hear me. I can't type this without crying yet again. We were together 27 precious years, and still held hands when together, and were closer and happier than any couple we've ever known. Death sucks so fucking bad...

 

Yes, I was there when my grandmother's second husband died. In fact, I was holding my oldest son in my arms, he was only 2 years old at the time.

I was pretty shook up. He had been sick for quite some time, lung cancer, kidney failure, and I got a phone call that he was in a bad way and that I had better come down to the hospital.

When I came into his room, he was completely unconscious, breathing was ragged, heart monitor would pause for a moment, flat-line, and I thought for sure that was it. But he hung on a little while longer, until his daughter arrived from out of town. It was like, he was holding off for her. She came rushing into the room, and it was only a few minutes later when he took his last breath.

I remember the chaplin coming up to my son and I, asking if I needed to talk. I guess I must have looked in a bad way. I wasn't crying, I was just numb, in shock I guess, really pale. My son was clinging to me sobbing, I know he really didn't understand what had happened, but I think he was sensing my emotions and the vibes within the room.

I still think about that day sometimes. It was nearly 8 years ago, but it definitely had a major impact on me.