Word: paines
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...bombing raid, as running for cover doesn't seem to be in the cards; but I say I don't want to change our plans, and everyone nods. In retrospect I wonder about my insistence at continuing despite the danger. Yes, I was numb with exhaustion and pain. But more to the point is my character: to turn away out of fear is just about unthinkable...
Particularly instructive, though, is a message he gave to us using actions more than words: his behavior during his final days. In a society in which personal convenience is paramount and pain is something dealt with as quickly as possible, the sheer grace with which he accepted his demise is breathtaking. John Paul II suffered greatly in his time on this earth, yet he did not seek to die with “dignity” by having a needle stuck in his arm—as many “ethicists” now compel us to?...
...course, most people would probably play up the pain factor a bit more—but then again, most people probably wouldn’t continue playing Division I hockey with a torn...
...stabilizes the knee to allow pivoting, twisting, and jumping sports.” When the ACL is torn, then, “the knee may feel unstable and give out. The knee usually swells a great deal immediately (within two hours). Over the next several hours, pain becomes more severe and it becomes difficult to walk...
...some comfort, when we wait for those we love to die, to celebrate the way they lived. For Christians this is a season of mystery and grace, and during the final days, John Paul II gave his people one last gift: the message of his visible pain and transcendent love, like a bell ringing out over St. Peter's Square, clear and resounding as it carried up to heaven. --With reporting by Jeff Israely and Giancarlo Zizola/Rome