Rest-in-Peace, Tony Nicklinson – Brave Warrior!

When Tony Nicklinson’s legal team visited him two days after the high court decision, he communicated via computer by moving his eyes  “So, we lost. In truth I am crestfallen, totally devastated and very frightened. I fear for the future and the misery it is bound to bring.

“I suppose it was wrong of me to invest so much hope and expectation into the judgment but I really believed in the veracity of the arguments and quite simply could not understand how anybody could disagree with the logic. I guess I forgot the emotional component.”

Nicklinson’s despair following last week’s ruling was evident to all, as he broke into sobs that shook his paralysed body. In a statement issued through his lawyers, he added: “I am saddened that the law wants to condemn me to a life of increasing indignity and misery.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/22/tony-nicklinson-right-to-die-case?newsfeed=true

Today at 10:00 Tony Nichlinson died surrounded by his loved ones.  His family said he simply gave up…..  This supports my theory that death is actually a conscious decision.  I have seen Vic turn back from death.  It is not anything physical but in that second something changes!  We all know of someone who has “held on” until a loved one walked in whilst others wait until their loved ones have left the room before they die.  I have personally experienced this with my mom when she passed.

I take great comfort from all my research into Near Death Experiences.

First, published studies have shown that people who undergo cardiac arrest can recall specific memories and demonstrate consciousness. Second, during cardiac arrest, there is no measurable brain activity. “If you combine these two sets of data together, it indicates a need to do a large study to determine: is this real or not? Can this really be going on?”

 Still, the explanation behind these events can be attributed to the complexity of the human mind, not, as some believe, a universal spiritual experience, or even a new realm of science.

“When you study mind and brain, you see that, although in many circumstances this practical model we have developed — mind and brain are the same thing — is fine, when you go to an extreme environment like during a cardiac arrest…they don’t seem to apply anymore,” says Parnia. “It may suggest that there’s something that hasn’t been discovered scientifically.”

 Studies by Parnia and other researchers show that between 10 and 20 percent of who are resuscitated from cardiac arrest had a near-death experience (NDE). Various other studies show the frequency of near-death experience to be between 4 and 18 percent. The experience is typically described as a progression of stages. First, the person has a sense of peace, then a sense of separation from the body. The person then enters into darkness, and sees a bright light like the end of a tunnel. Finally, the person enters the light and interacts with an entity, described as God, Allah, or simply a universal cosmic force.

 During the time that people report the feeling of detachment from their physical body, or an out-of-body-experience, they report a perception of floating above their body, or floating near the ceiling in the room where the experience occurs.  http://www.popsci.com/sam-barrett/article/2008-10/first-few-minutes-after-death?page=1

The art of dying is the art of letting go.  Our fear of death and letting go keeps us in fear of uncertainty and change, which are a natural part of life. Out of these fears we hold on to old beliefs which make us live in fear, misery and the idea of separation. Our fear of death is deeply repressed and usually unconscious. We are filled with fear and trepidation when a beloved dies, is terminally ill, or when we ourselves are challenged with illness, old age or a life threatening situation.

I am grateful that Tony Nicklinson’s suffering and misery has ended.  He is at peace and I believe now truly lives in a healed body  His suffering is over.  I thank God for His Mercy.

Rest in peace Tony Nicklinson – brave warrior!