We all have breath in us while we are living. I knew a baby’s lungs weren’t developed at 6 or even 12 weeks but the baby was living. How? If they can’t breathe. Because of their mom, that’s how. An article in medical news today says this:
Developing babies need oxygen beginning early in pregnancy. Babies don’t truly breathe in the womb. Instead, the umbilical cord provides the baby with oxygen until the first breath after birth.
The lungs don’t completely develop until the 3rd trimester. You can read the article here if you would like https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318993
What is the same in all births? Maybe the fact that once the umbilical cord is cut the baby takes its first breath on his or her own? But wait, that’s not the case in all births. Sadly some babies don’t get to live long enough for that to happen. Long enough? Wait that’s not even 24 hours out of the womb.
I wasn’t thinking about a baby’s death when I started to write this. But that is a death that happens before what we see as living, growing, developing outside of the womb can even occur.
I was writing this because when a loved one is having a baby the questions get asked “how did the delivery go? How is the mom doing? Did she go natural, was it an easy delivery? How much did the baby weigh. “ Moms start talking about when they had their babies. Oh my goodness so much has changed in what they do at prenatal appointments and in the hospital at delivery time than when I had my children.
Most women don’t deliver their babies alone. In the United States they usually have help, by a doctor, or midwife. Many couples are together when the baby arrives. Before covid family members were even in the room if that’s what the mom wanted. A women can have a baby at a hospital, in a birthing center, at home, in water or even on the way to the hospital in a car or ambulance. There is a “due date” for a pregnant woman. A “due date” for the child to come into this world.
A new life is born and much joy abounds to those who know that a baby is a gift from God. Not all pregnancy’s are planned and unfortunately some are not wanted. Again, death may occur as the baby is developing in the womb.
Death- like birth, none are alike. Some people ask how did
the person die? Some just tell others how death occurred. Some die alone, some
die with many people around. Some people will tell me in depth of the moment up
to their loved ones last breath. Others will keep that close to them and not
share with anyone. Some aren’t near when their loved one dies. Some die at
home, in nursing homes, in car accidents, at hospitals, at a store, on vacation
pretty much anywhere a person can die. Many times, there are no warnings that
death is coming. We know just assuredly as babies are born that death will come
at some point in our life.
I write this to say I get curious as how people died. Sometimes it to gruesome (look at the news) to hear or see. I rejoice hearing about new life coming into the world. Can I rejoice when I hear a life left this world? All my uncles on my moms side are no longer here on earth. I believe, because they did receive Jesus and asked forgiveness for their sins that they entered eternity in heaven. The last uncle to leave was my uncle Huero (Daniel). He was a pastor for many years and died at the age of 93. He was bed bound for about 2 years and my aunt did an amazing job taking care of him. He died in no pain, peacefully in his sleep. I rejoiced in his life and in his death. He fulfilled what God called him to do. The work of God will continue through a handful of men and women who my uncle taught about God and His love and God’s ways. They now have hearts to carry out the good news of Jesus. It was one of the most humble, beautiful services I have ever attended.
A new born baby dies….my heart does not rejoice in that. It doesn’t seem right. It doesn’t seem fair.
Someone leaves for work and never returns back to their family…they go onto eternity (somewhere).
Just as births happen every day, so does death.
Upon someone telling me a friend or family member has passed on, I don’t usually ask how. Sometimes people tell me in great detail how. I find it interesting all the ways we die.
When I was a pharmacist and did rotations in hospitals it was awful when someone was dying, and oh so scared and the screaming I heard. In hospice houses, sitting with a friend as her brother was dying, the gasping for air as the last breaths were taken….It is something I just don’t handle well.
Many people I know get cremated, so there is no shell of a body to look at when going to celebrate or have a memorial for them.
When my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer, about 6 months ago, death was not spoken of. Some people asked if I called hospice. I told them she’s up, walking around, and she is in no condition for hospice LOL. During radiation she was still able to have me take her shopping on some days. The woman is still living. So why think of dying while we are living? It isn’t a bad idea to have wills, or things in place to make it easier on the family. I’ll be honest in that area…paperwork…I feel very unprepared.
Do you think about it? Not obsess about it, but think about what happens when you die and leave this earth? I hope you think about that. Death is not something we can avoid. How, where, when we die, we shouldn’t try to take into our own hands. God our creator has created us. He has a time for us. Do you know God does have a place for you in eternity. His enemy the devil does too. There’s love in heaven, and we do get to experience it here on earth but not to the fullest we will there. There is no love in hell…none. An eternal life without love, I can’t imagine. There are times here on earth I don’t feel loved, but I know I am , because God is a faithful God and His Word tells me over and over and over again how he loves me and you. I don’t know, except the devil himself, who could live devoid of love.
I am just curious if anyone else thinks about how people die, just as they think about how we are born and all the different ways we will end up at one of two places when we do pass from this life to the next.
At whatever age one comes to know Jesus, as the one sent from God, asking and receiving from Him, forgiveness of all sin, bringing righteousness to them ,they will spend eternity with Him in heaven. The promise he gives for this life is to bring peace as your faith will enable you to survive all things here on earth.
My prayer is I’ll see you in heaven and that you will keep the joy of your salvation alive, sharing the good news with others while you are here!
In life and death
Eva
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