Yeah as terrible as assisted suicide is to many, it’s not quite decimating the ranks of the elderly yet.
And I can’t say what I would do i all I was in was HORRIFIC pain and was going to die in 3 months.
My mother was a nurse and people with cancer begged her to kill them ALL DAY.
There but for the grace of God...
I’m pretty frank on the board. About a year after my hear injury, the headaches and stabbing pain were so BEYOND BELIEF that I made a half hearted attempt at offing myself. I took 40 xanax. That wasn’t gonna kill me.
But I did think in my head it might
And YES, the pain was THAT BAD that I couldn’t think straight.
Thank God in his grace, he took the pain away more and more each year and now it is very tolerable.
I let God judge people’s souls. I find humans aren’t that good a it.
So so sorry to learn about your situation with horrific pain. Good to hear the pain is not so bad now.
Luckily, My own horrific pain situation occurred 25 years ago when I had gall stones. Have not had a repeat since the gall bladder was removed. One night, I was at a ski-chalet, with no phone service to call for ambulance. The pain was so bad, I begged my wife to off me. Of course she would not do it, being a dedicated nurse herself. But I can somewhat relate to how you felt during horrific pain episodes.
Take care and best luck.
With medicine as it is today there is no reason for someone with an illness to go out in pain.....none.
Been there, done that.
I know that there are people here who have suffered. Kidney stones, gall stones and other injuries are painful. I had kidney stones and they were horrible. But I knew that the pain could be corrected.
Then I came down with nerve pain. The pain was always there—is always there. The difference, in my mind, starts when the docs say, “There is nothing we can do.”
I have never gotten to the point where I wanted to take my own life. But I sure understand how others could get there. You are trapped in a body that is “shocking” youevery time anything touches your skin. Kind of hard to sleep or sit for long times if you feels like a cattle prod is jabbing you ever second or two.
And the worst part are all of the people you love trying to help you. And there isn’t a damn thing they can do.