"It cuts across all political lines"

"If you think of life and death on a continuum, finding the point where it tips is complicated. It cuts across all political lines and gets to the root of our humanity," writes Eleanor Clift -- a woman whose political views invariably set our teeth on edge -- in a touching tribute to her own beloved husband, who died last week from metastasized kidney cancer [via Michelle Malkin -- thanks, Michelle]:

As I wrote about and commented on the Schiavo situation, I kept quiet about the end of life process I was overseeing in our home for the person I have been closest to for more than 20 years.

Tom died on Wednesday, just a day before Terri Schiavo passed away, and this is my tribute to him, and to the struggle about how and when to end life that many of us face.

He set such a grand example in how to face death and dying that I could do no less. I had to muster the courage to end the journey with him. Once we enrolled in a hospice, the goal was no longer prolonging Tom’s life but helping him to die without pain and with the dignity that he deserved.

God bless, Eleanor.  Your love comes shining through.

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[goomp]

Death is often a time when the compassionate side of the human condition finds a time to shine through. It helps to restore one's belief that in the end the good may prevail.