Joe Manchin is leaving the Senate, and you can’t make us miss him! Former West Virginian Jamie Lynn Crofts joins us to bid Manchin a fond farewell with all middle fingers extended.
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Reflecting on the passing of Rosalynn Carter, and what it will be like for Jimmy until he passes too, I thought suddenly of the last days of my step-grandmother.
She was ill, but peaceful about it. She went into a Christian Science nursing home, which is not like other nursing homes. It's quiet. Paliative care is given, and kindness, but it's not, of course a medical environment. It's filled with flowers, and a really sweet peaceful feeling. She died after a few weeks, on her own terms.
This was her religion, she was in her 80s, and she accepted her fate very peacefully. I imagine Jimmy believes something similar, and while sad, he accepts that this is the path we all will walk. His beliefs teach him not to fear death, but to welcome it in its proper time, to meet Rosalynn on the other side. I don't believe the same things he does, but I would guess those are the beliefs guiding him in these days ahead.
[btw: Please spare me your anti-C.S. sentiments in any replies. This is not a story about stupid extremists denying medical care their kids.]