People who say, “I would rather be dead than ...” (fill in condition of incapacity) are not, in fact, in that condition. If they ever are, they may wish they’d never spoken without serious thought.
I wouldn’t want to be like a 2-year-old, but Francisco is very happy as a 2-year-old. If he never grew any more mentally mature, he would still be happy, as long as he was fed, washed, clothed, and loved. Oh, the thrill of making a tall stack of just the blue blocks! Now just the green blocks! Oh, there’s Yellow Cat ... Meow!
Some of us with disabilities don’t have a choice in the matter. We’ve known nothing but. Saying that my life isn’t worth living, is not a decision that you get to make.