Today I learned that the husband of a good friend passed away. I suppose since there is no better scientific information about where the consciousness of an individual goes when the brain no longer functions, we can say it passed away into oblivion. But the hard fact is that his heart stopped, and when it did, all other organs ceased to function. His wife who now must take over the nuts and bolts of everyday living. She will cope, but it won't be easy.
Every widow deserves no less.
Make no mistake, although physically his body is exchanged for an unseen form of energy, he has not passed away .