Roger Ebert---Class Act: No struggle, no pain, just a quiet, dignified transition.

[kpete]

Film critc Roger Ebert and wife Chaz Ebert attend the 14th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on June 14, 2010 in New York City.

CHAZ EBERT: Roger was a beloved husband, stepfather to Sonia and Jay, and grandfather to Raven, Emil, Mark and Joseph. Just yesterday he was saying how his grandchildren were 'the best things in my life.' He was happy and radiating satisfaction over the outpouring of responses to his blog about his 46th year as a film critic. But he was also getting tired of his fight with cancer, and said if this takes him, he has lived a great and full life.

"We were getting ready to go home today for hospice care, when he looked at us, smiled, and passed away. No struggle, no pain, just a quiet, dignified transition.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/04/176282302/chaz-ebert-tired-of-cancer-fight-ebert-said-he-had-lived-a-great-and-full-life?ft=1&f=1001

[mucifer]

1. A point of education from a hospice nurse perspective:

USUALLY when people die with medical personel managing endstage symptoms people die peacefully. But, there are occasions where people struggle at the end. These people too can be wise and beautiful people. I do not believe it has to do with how classy the person is. Fortunately, in my experience, most people die as Mr Ebert did.

I'm very glad Mr. Ebert's transition went as Chaz described it.

I am very fortunate to witness such things many times over at my job.