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End of Life Issues

marble falls

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6. I'm still at least a few years away from it, but my surgeon asked me about ...

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 08:09 AM

Jul 2019

a medication that could used that would give me three more months.

Three months is not enough. And too much if that's all there is. If I am in pain I want to go quickly. I want to go with grace. I do not want my family on emotional pins and needles waiting for at most delays with no quality of life.

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A Graceful Exit: Taking Charge at the End of Life [View all] littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 OP

As someone who has watched many safeinOhio Jul 2019 #1

Wish this country would make that an option. Duppers Jul 2019 #5

Two "end of life" shit shows this month. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #2

Kick and recommend. Thanks for posting. bronxiteforever Jul 2019 #3

Planning now makes all the difference later. babylonsister Jul 2019 #4

I'm still at least a few years away from it, but my surgeon asked me about ... marble falls Jul 2019 #6

My dad was a physician and understood all too well how monstrous end-of-life care could be. ColesCountyDem Jul 2019 #7