Yes. When I was 10-years-old, I watched a 40-year-old woman die at the hands of her own mother--my 88-year-old neighbor! According to the police officer that took a statement from my mother--who also witnessed the tragic incident--the two had previously engaged in an argument over money, and out of anger, my neighbor decided to use her gun to settle the dispute. (The woman was shot in the back by her mother while retrieving groceries from her station wagon.) It was a really sad day for all, especially for the little boy who watched his mother die. (Yes, the woman's 10-year-old son was also present.)
2006-11-27 08:40:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, I have.
It was a few months ago, right before Labor Day. My husband and I were walking to the store and we saw a dog running around in the road. We tried to call it over, but it just wouldn't listen. And then it got hit by a car. It doesn't sound at all like you'd think it would -- just a dull thud. The dog was only dazed and got back up. My husband and I were beginning to run across the street to help it, but we were too late. A car driving way too fast hit it head on. That poor dog was propelled about 30 feet. I remember the second thud, the painful yelp and the sight of it spiraling through the air like a football. It landed on the sidewalk in front of a fast-food restaurant. My husband stroked the dog and comforted it for the next 20 minutes. Nothing else could be done.
At the very last, the dog's eyes rolled up inside its head and it stopped breathing. Another person there touched it to see if it really was dead. It began to spasm, it's tongue hanging out. It was already dead; its nerves just didn't know it yet. After a few seconds, it became still, never to move again. I picked a marigold from a nearby flower bed and laid it on top of the dog. It was the most horrible thing I have seen so far.
I have never witnessed the death of a human before, but I feel that a dog qualifies as someone. At any rate, it was a tragedy.
2006-11-27 16:12:52
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answered by Avie 7
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I did. My mother-in-law was sick for a long time, with recurring infections and congestive heart failure. She wound up on life support and in a coma and there was nothing the doctor could do to make her well, so finally we decided to turn off the machines and let her go.
She died peacefully, they turned off the respirator and gave her morphine or something so she would not be in pain, and her heart rate and respiration just got slower and slower while the minister gave her last rites. Then we all said good-bye and told her we loved her. It was very sad, but good since there was no reason for her to be suffering needlessly. After about an hour, she flatlined and was gone.
2006-11-27 16:00:18
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answered by Leah 6
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I have watched a couple of people die before. It's not a good thing to watch when you are completely helpless and can not do anything about it. One was from a heart attack and the other was my mother when she was in the hospital.
2006-11-27 16:03:45
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answered by I know, I know!!!! 6
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A couple of years ago I had a job sitting with an older lady dying of lung cancer.It so happened she was my 1st grade teacher when I was little.The day she died I was holding her hand and had my fingers on her wrist , so I could feel her pulse.All her kids were gathered around, too.I felt her pulse when it stopped.It was so sad. That was the first sitting job I have ever had and have never done it again.I get too attached to people.
2006-11-27 16:05:56
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answered by Anonymous
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I saw someone die of a heart attack. I saw the person fall over and ran to help, but it was just too late. Also, my father committed suicide.
2006-11-27 16:07:14
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answered by solarius 7
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Yes,my 53 year old mother died in my home of lung cancer.Sunday,
August 7,1994 at 7:07pm.It was actually very calm and peaceful for her.It was wierd to see her totally still and not breathing.
2006-11-27 16:03:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Yo won´t believe me I´m 31 and I have never seen someone dead.
But I want to see Saddam execution on TV
2006-11-27 16:02:34
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answered by O_o 3
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Yes, my mom, siblings and I were all with my dad when he died in the hospital. From cancer. The worst had been over for quite some time, and when he died, he simply didn't take another breath.
2006-11-27 16:02:54
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answered by Lydia 7
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Many times, ( FF/EMT) you have to turn off your emotions and treat the patient as if they were a machine... the machine is broken what can I do to fix or keep the machine running till we get to the hospital. I'm not cold hearted its just how I deal with it.
2006-11-27 16:11:16
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answered by landersonjr1958 6
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