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Ya know....I had my Dad die suddenly at age 55 of a heart attack, he was dead on arrival to the hospital, a few minutes away. My, Mom died at 52, of cancer. 19 months of the "terminal" diagnosis.
What I have learned
...My Dad died an easy death, on the job, backing into a parking space and next second dead. He never considered that day would be his last. But...no good-byes, no sorry's, no thank-you's, no I love you for the last time. Many unanswered questions.
....My Mom died a harder death, she had to live with the knowledge that she was going to die soon. And everyone at work, in her neighborhood and family knew her days were limited. They all discussed her hair loss, her vomitting from the chemotherapy, her demise. But...she got the time to say her good-byes, her sorry's, her thank-you's and I love you for the very last time. As her daughter I had the honor of loving her through her most difficult days and to help bare her burden. What the last 24 hours of my mothers life yielded can never be measured. Every question thought of, answered.
We don't know or can we pick our final exit from this life. I see Terri's life hanging in the balance, and many of the "right to die" trying to exert control in an area that few of us have any control whatsoever.
However we go, may we go with the grace of God. For one thing is certain, today is the day of salvation.
Rom 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
sunryse, killing someone in yours or their perceived time will never yield the full crop of their life, however devastating the circumstances are, God's timing is perfect! To actively participate in the ending of a humans life is never the answer. There are many hidden treasures amongst the thorny brush. Just because circumstances are downright tough doesn't mean we should avoid them.