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CritaCorn t1_iup1qlv wrote

Can you imagine going to sleep for the last time and NEVER waking…..uuuugh so sad

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deftoner42 t1_iup3cb1 wrote

Would you even know? (Obviously, yes, sad for everyone close to you)

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Rellgidkrid t1_iup4j5b wrote

That’s the big question, isn’t it.

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SnooLemons1590 t1_iupzbdg wrote

More than big, it’s frightening.

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420ipblood t1_iur3zve wrote

That's how you'll (and I) die anyway. Car accident, heart failure, organ failure, suffocation etc. will all be a surprise when it happens. I think it's important to not fear the inevitable and hold on to the idea that you don't know how you got here to begin with so it's just another new adventure. Humans have a genetically gifted curse in our ability to fear and make concepts bigger than life. Wear your seatbelt.

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RoyalCities t1_ius35qi wrote

Easier said than done after experiencing the whole consciousness thing lol.

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spyder728 t1_iuqe8oj wrote

It is a crazy experience.

I had a major surgery back in July 2021. It was a 5 hours surgery to install MANY screws and 2 rods at my neck, so it requires drilling. My spine won't stop bleeding everytime they drill in (apparently that's uncommon), so they have to keep stopping and let the cell saver machine to clean my blood and put it back into me. 5 hours surgery turned into 10 hours.

Because of that, they have to keep putting anesthesia into me and it is not good to have that much anesthesia in me. I couldn't wake up afterward.

They tried to wake me up every hour after the surgery. I can hear them and I can feel the nurse smacking my face. I tried to open my eyes and I just couldn't. 5 or 6 hours later, I finally woke up because of a phone call.

Afterward, I was told I lost 3L of blood during the surgery. They were about to tell my parents to prepare I might not wake up.

Now everytime I think of it, I still can't believe it. Especially I was asking 1 of my surgeons about the possibility of that right before they roll me to the OR. I could've just slept and never wake up right there.

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redux44 t1_iuqj260 wrote

The best way to go when you're old though.

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