Regardless, I could put myself into his shoes very easily and the emotions he must have (and still is) experiencing are gut-wrenching. I can understand not wanting to terminate your own life, but I wonder if I wouldn’t have been 5 seconds behind my wife...
It really is sad: but he should not have committed murder. Specialists in pain management 30 years ago and more were saying "There's no such thing as intractable pain. There is, unfortunately, such a thing as intractable doctors and nurses." In other words, effective pain management for the terminally ill has been around for a long time.... unless the doctor is unwilling or unable to practice basic palliative medicine.
Put in writing what your medical choices are while you still have the ability to do it. Download the National Right to Life WILL TO LIVE (LINK) now and customize it carefully according to your own best judgment. Then make sure your nearest and dearest know EXACTLY what you mean, because no piece of paper will help you if it doesn't have a living, vocal advocate behind it.
What happened in this shooting murder should never, never have taken place.