Posted by Jeff on 2/14/2007, 8:43 pm, in reply to "Touched by post below-They can hear you" First of all, I'm so sorry to hear about your condition. I hope and pray that you have much more time than you think. As for warning signs...well, of course everyone is different, but in Jill's case there were some warning signs. She had brain mets, and as her disease progressed so did her symptoms - she had seizures and partial paralysis for several months, and her speech was gradually becoming more and more difficult to understand. Then one night she just collapsed onto the floor. She had a hemorrhagic stroke, which left her completely paralyzed on one side and unable to speak. She was still fully aware for about another month after that, and then she had another stroke and became unresponsive. It was a few days before she died when I had the experience of knowing that she could hear me. Anyway, my advice to you is don't wait to tell your loved ones what you need to tell them. Things can happen very quickly, and I can't imagine being trapped in a state where you wanted to tell someone something important and you can't. When Jill's health started declining, she made sure to tell all of us everything that she wanted us to know, and we did the same. It can be very very hard to do that, but you have to. Leave nothing unsaid. She told me some things I already knew, and a few things that perhaps I'd rather not know, but I'm still glad she told me those things. The important thing is that she told me what she wanted me to know, and that gave her peace. That's what matters most. I hope and pray that you have much more time. And I hope and pray that when your time does come, it will be easy and peaceful for you and all your loved ones. ((((( Matti ))))) Peace and love, Jeff
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Matti,
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