The Last Moments Of - Part 2
When someone dies, our first reaction is disbelief...we\u2019re stunned...that\u2019s immediately followed by a need to know what happened...how?...where?...it\u2019s only natural...we need information to help us process the news and the emotion that comes with it...\nThe next stage is might be \u201ccould anything have been done to prevent this?\u201d... \u201cCould someone have helped or intervened?\u201d...In some cases, perhaps...in the case of health issues, maybe not...\nAnd finally, there\u2019s this:... \u201ccould what happened to that person happen to me?\u201d...again, totally normal...\nWhen it comes to the death of a famous musician, there\u2019s an additional aspect to processing the news...chances are we never knew this person as, you know, a person...our only relationship with them has been as a fan...so why does their death affect us?...\nHere\u2019s a possible answer...although we never knew them, it was through their music that we learned more about ourselves...and in a way, when they die, a little of us dies, too...\nThis might only cause us to go deeper into what happened...we just need to know, to make sense if it, and to put everything to rest the best we can...yes, some people get very nosey and gossipy and intrusive, but there\u2019s always a way to handle what\u2019s known through the public record: family statements, doctors\u2019 accounts, police reports, coroners\u2019 testimony, toxicology examinations, and autopsy results....\nAnd we often can\u2019t look away because we just need to know...this is \u201cthe last moments of, part 2\u201d....\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices