Posted on 01/18/2009 9:16:06 AM PST by wagglebee
Sophie Pandit breaks into a smile as she recalls a nervous meeting with Julie Walters last summer. The actress plays Sophies mother in a new film and they met after Sophie was invited on set during rehearsals. Dont worry, I wont do your mum with a Brummie accent, Julie had said mischievously, by way of an ice-breaker.
Sophie knew her mother would have approved. Throughout her life, Anne Turner was known for unleashing her wicked sense of humour to diffuse tension in difficult situations. This never stopped, even in the hours before her death.
Last summer, Sophie, 44, herself an actress, her brother Edward, 42, and sister Jessica, 40, were approached by the BBC, who wanted to make a film about their mothers extraordinary final years of life.
Three years ago next Saturday, Anne Turner, a 66-year-old retired doctor from Bath, made the journey to the Dignitas assisted suicide clinic in Zurich to take her own life after being diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy a rare, incurable degenerative condition similar to Parkinsons that gradually destroys nerve cells in the parts of the brain controlling eye movements, breathing and muscle co-ordination, eventually leading to paralysis, making the sufferer totally reliant on others.
This was a future Mum refused to accept and on the day she was diagnosed, she told me of her intention to commit suicide, says Sophie.
We were horrified and deeply upset but as a doctor, Mum was under no illusions about the outcome of her illness. She was a fiercely independent woman and she could not face losing that independence or being physically reliant on others.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Praying that you find something that delights your heart this day ...
Our Loving Savior, we Thank You for Your Hand of Mercy and Grace upon Soothsayer. We ask that Your Presence will Fill and Refresh his heart. O You Who Gave Your Life for Sooth, please surround him with Your Comforting Love. Send to him those who will Bring him Encouragement and Hope. We Commit him to our Caring God, Who Poured Out His Life for Sooth's Soul. Help him to Know he is Infinitely Valuable to Thee. In Jesus' Name, for the Glory of Heaven's King, amen.
'How Precious it is, Lord, to Realize that You are Thinking about me Constantly.
I can't even Count how many Times a Day Your Thoughts turn towards me.
And when I Awaken in the Morning, You are still Thinking of me.' (Ps.139:17,18)
'You have seen me Tossing and Turning through the Night.
You have Collected all my Tears and Preserved them in Your Bottle.
You have Recorded Every One in Your Book.' (Ps.56:8)
'Then they that Loved the LORD spoke often of Him to each other,
And He had a Book of Remembrance Drawn Up
In which He Recorded the Names of those who Reverenced Him,
And Loved to Think about Him.
"They shall be Mine," says the Lord of Hosts,
"In that Day when I Make Up My Jewels."' (Malachi3:17)
Pegita
(((((God Bless)))))
A few lines from “Good Morning, Lord” by Grace Easley ~
“The darkness fades, as darkness will,
And so my heart is light,
For You await to share my day
Who watched me through the night.”
Stop and say Hi to your FReeper FRiends ...
Pegita
The problem is, it is not your life. It is God’s and he will decide when to bring the curtain down. What blessings did she and others miss by bringing her life to a close early? Did she miss a chance at salvation? We will never know, but unfortunately for her, she knows all too clearly now.
Stopping antibiotics and letting a patient die a natural death is quite different from actively taking a life. If I am so debilitated I cannot make my own decisions, I no longer wish for intervention to prolong life. That is quite different from actively ending life.
I also don’t believe in starving or dehydrating someone to death. But I do think it is OK to not artificially feed someone. Feeding through a feeding tube and feeding with a spoon are two different things. I would never deny someone the right to feed or provide water to someone, but forcing it through a feeding tube just because we can is something else.
Hi :)
Managing ok today.
If I may make a humble suggestion, try getting a copy of C S Lewis’ Mere Christianity. It may distract you further and give you a hope and a purpose.
Blessings.
I don't know the book MomMD has recommended, but I'm always good for hope and a promise ... how about you?
Back when I finish some kitchen chores ... can I offer you some fresh biscuits? Piece of shortcake? Partridge in a pear tree?
Pegita
It's Good to See you, Soothe! I'm Glad Today was a Better Day. It won't be Long before Spring is Here, and then Beautiful Flowers and Wonderful Weather will be a Blessing to us All. Sending FRiendship Hugs Across the Miles!
“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou, Lord, only makest me to dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8
Are those buttermilk biscuits?
I found something wonderful at the grocery store. A tub of ready made Nestle toll house cookie dough. I’ve used the tubes that you cut into slices, and the kind that’s separated into cubes. Neither of those was satisfactory. The cookies just aren’t as good. The tub of dough works out better. You scoop out the amount of dough you like. If you have a toaster oven, it’s even more convenient. I usually bake six cookies at a time. So easy, and they taste so good. They’re almost as good as when I make them from scratch, but they’re easy enough to have more often.
Thank you, Dearest Pegita, and Soothe, you are in our Thoughts and Prayers. May the Weekend Bring you Blessing, Refreshment, and Wonderful Days.
I haven’t Tried those, BykrBayb. Thank you; they Sound Really Good.
Looks like BykrBayb is throwing a party, Soothe ... come on over and sample some of this fresh-baked stuff. Kitty can be the greeter and I can supervise ... sounds like a plan!
Pegita
ok 8D
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.