The Last Time I Saw You Alive
Lessons from Last Moments with Family and Friends
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For the sake of living We endure a lot for the sake of living We sit in doctors offices for long periods of time for the sake of living We are stuck with needles, have our fingers pricked, just for the sake of living We lose our body's dignity for the sake of living We allow our doctors to put their fingers in our most private of places for the sake of living We urinate in small cups for the sake of living Women get their insides scraped for the sake of living Women often have their reproductive organs removed just for the sake of living We swallow millions of pills each day for the sake of living We pay huge medical bills for the sake of living We long for the proper health insurance for the sake of living We are bombarded by radiation and ultrasounds for the sake of living Our bodies are cut on, extremities removed for the sake of living These and other physical things we must endure for the sake of living
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Do you remember the last time you saw a certain family member or special friend alive? It might not be an experience you want to relive, but it can tell you some important things about yourself and others. Author Renwick Jones does remember. He first encountered death when his paternal grandfather passed away. It then struck someone much closer to him—his brother, who died of sickle cell anemia. As the years passed, more loved ones died, and Jones also had to fight some serious health challenges of his own. In this powerful memoir, he explores a wide range of internal battles as well as outside factors that affect everyone, including the role that hospitals play when someone becomes ill, the duties of funeral directors when death strikes, the special perspectives of chaplains, and the functions that cemeteries serve when someone dies. Though death means absence, it gives you the ability to remember a loved one in any way that gives you the most comfort. Explore what death teaches us in The Last Time I Saw You Alive.
About the Author
Renwick Orlando Jones, a native of Gadsden, Alabama, earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Alabama State University and a master’s degree from Auburn University. He formerly worked at several radio and television stations before starting a career in higher education. He is the vice president of alumni affairs at Stillman College, and he lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.