[ExtremeUnction]

I would have gladly paid 7-8K for another 4 or so months with my Dad...but that’s just me, I guess.

My wife's uncle had lung cancer and he said no to three more months. I respected his decision..but he made it, not some bureaucrat.

[jessduntno]

“My wife’s uncle had lung cancer and he said no to three more months. I respected his decision..but he made it, not some bureaucrat.”

I certainly agree that in cases such as that, it is fitting ... what worries me is the slippery slope it puts us on ... and the death squads are going to wax up the bottom of the toboggan pretty good.

[hinckley buzzard]

I respected his decision..but he made it, not some bureaucrat.

This is the crux of the issue, not whether those 3-4 months were worthwhile by some arbitrary bullshit criterion. The whole issue for conservatives shsould be private choice over private matters. And life or death is about as private as you can get.