http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/keel-end/
On cryptomundo Loren gives some sad details of the final days of fortean legend John Keel. Having nursed my own father through his final illness, and seen an imploring, giant of a man both physically and mentally - someone who forged the empire like an escapee from the pages of Kipling - reduced to a frightened, frail figure, who was doubly incontinent, and scared of the dark, and had to be tucked in to bed and kissed goodnight like a small child, was a particularly humbling experience. So my heart goes out to Doug, and everyone else who supported Keel at the end. When my time comes, I hope that at too have friends like that around me....
Jon, my absolutely heartfelt condolences to you on your loss of your father again. You bring it vividly home, those last days for him ~ and you.
ReplyDeleteThose we have had to say good-bye to, indeed, do remain alive, don't they, inside of us. Hopefully, you, I and all our friends and foes can spend some time in comfort, with others, before we pass into the next phase of our search for the answers to old and new mysteries.
You take care of your health, and hang out for several decades more, yourself!
My best to you, my friend and all at CFZ,
Loren
Thank you Loren. That is very sweet of you to say so.Losing my parents was a very strange experience, and whenever I read about people who - like John Keel appears to have done - go through psychological changes at the end of their lives which isolate them from their friends and family, I cannot but remember the deaths of my own parents.
ReplyDeleteSenescence is a strange thing.
I have long been of the opinion that `death education` should be taught in schgools. After all, kids have sex education, and death is an evcen more universal experience...