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I just keep going around and around with this.

We are all on our way to death, every day.

If she were, say, 25, with a terminal illness, would it be permissible to stop eating? Or is there a crossover point in your life, where any years you gain will not be worth the efforts and indignities required? Did the Pope realize this as he approached his end?

Your reply of course is the only one, and I thank you.

IMO, a terminal illness is just that, terminal. Every effort should be made, miracles happen daily and new medical technology/progress, etc. However, it’s up to the individual or family imo.

My husband and I discussed this a few months ago. I was of the viewpoint, death isn’t such a horror but you’ll know what to do. He then said, “you’d want to live, right?” That’s when I knew we need to really discuss this and maybe I need a living will. I trust his judgement in this, he knows me. Of course I want to live, I’m sorta young with 4 kids, but I don’t want to make my last months here miserable for all of us.

I guess I figure, if there’s no hope, if someone even me, has a terminal illness, then for me I would just want to enjoy the time I have left. At my age, I would do everything I could to stay alive/prolong life, since there’s always a chance of some new medical intervention/cure/treatment. On the flip side, maybe there’s a time to let go and let God. I was told after my first, not to have any more children and I’m glad I didn’t listen since I had 3 more. All 4 high risk but hey we’re all here.

I had a biopsy a couple months ago. I’m in great shape, health wise/healthy eating/exercising, etc. I sure don’t want to die anytime soon. My kids are still young. I know many friends who lost parents when they were kids or teens or early 20’s. I want to live to see all my kids graduate high school, college, get married, see and have a relationship with grandbabies, etc. My Mom used to say she wanted to see all my kids get married but she knew she wouldn’t so she just wanted to see them all make their First Communion. She died 6 months after my youngest made her First Communion.

I figure a ‘terminal illness’ is just that, terminal. No matter what one does, one will die anyway and it all depends on how much one wants to prolong it/treatments, etc. Then there’s always those miracles that medical community can’t explain.