Some will judge her harshly for seeming to ‘hasten death’s hand’, but I don’t. If the brain cancer continues as expected, she will have an existence encumbered by extreme, unrelenting pain, that or stay morphined up around the clock. I’m not in that situation, and hope to never be in it.
Very well said
Individuals have always worked this sort of thing out for themselves. That isn't new. The real trouble is the State of Oregon made this legal. The system will now continually expand the pool of participants to justify the law. In Belgium (I believe) healthy old people can now kill themselves because they can't bear to grow old.
As an oncology nurse, I can attest that your above statement is completely false. Not one cancer patient has ever suffered unrelentlessly, ever. In fact, most accept their suffering with patience and humility and rise above it i.e. take one day at a time.
Not only will she suffer or become vegetative, those who love her will have the saga drawn out. My heart goes out to her and those who love her.
I’m with you. If I had a terminal illness or was brain dead, I would not want someone, other than myself or my appointed person, to decide that I could not die as I choose. I think she is brave in doing so.
My ex-husband and one of his sister’s chose to die under Hospice care when cancer over took them. Thank God, they went quickly compared to some people and illnesses. I wouldn’t want to live my life hooked up to machines with no chance of coming out of there.
Death is a scary unknown but why certain people wish to keep a person out of the loving arms of God (assuming they have been saved) seems odd to me.
And on that note: if you do not have an advanced directive for health care yet...better get it done!