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End of Life Issues

ramen

(862 posts)

6. It baffles me that we still make people go through this.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 08:22 AM

Nov 2019

Not that this is the worst way that Americans die, but it is far worse than it has to be. Ending one's own full-lived life when quality of life has hit diminishing returns should be one's absolute right, and should be a decision wherein medical providers should be allowed to give aid.

When football season is over, it's over.

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At 94, she was ready to die by fasting. Her daughter filmed it. [View all] mia Nov 2019 OP

Its sad that Rosemary and Mr. Rehm didn't have the option of physician assisted passing. 3Hotdogs Nov 2019 #1

Wow. FM123 Nov 2019 #2

The Ultimate Freedom Roy Rolling Nov 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2019 #4

Same here. StarryNite Nov 2019 #10

I wish I could read the rest of it without paying. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #5

He may have failed to explain to them, to have a frank conversation Perseus Nov 2019 #8

They had talks, lots and lots of talks, so he says. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #9

A couple of decades makes a difference. Duppers Nov 2019 #13

It baffles me that we still make people go through this. ramen Nov 2019 #6

Agree, totally. Duppers Nov 2019 #11

Wow, what a courageous woman Perseus Nov 2019 #7

Very moving and glad she found peace. Thanks for posting. appalachiablue Nov 2019 #12

I had an aunt who did that. rsdsharp Nov 2019 #14