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More and more, elderly people and people with serious illnesses are going to resist hospitalization, for obvious reasons.

In my own family some relatives killed an elderly family member who was suffering from Alzheimmer's by denying him food and water.

I lost my step grandma to Alzheimer's. My grandfather would go visit her everyday for 4 years till he got to sick to drive. Then he would see her at least once a week till the end.

All that time, no one ever once said we should "Help her along". I doubt that even occurred to my grandfather. God set before us a path to tread. We do not have the authority to tell Him we want to stop.

I've "run into this" with so many family members also. I am wondering what they have read or watched over the last 20 years (it seems) that has changed so many of their minds SO much, what has made them believe that given certain situations - they would be a burden, and that the best thing to do would be to end it all quickly.

I wonder if it is not this embrace of the idea that we never die really, but that our spirits go on to live in the trees, animals and all. People started reading about "native indians" and all their spiritism and all in the early 80's.

Native Indians worshiped the earth, trees etc instead of worshiping the God that created them. (Romans Chapter 1) Who in their right mind thinks that the Loving and wonderful G-D of this Universe would turn the people He loves so much into a tree or a horse? Only a Fool!