03-22-2017, 10:15 AM
(02-01-2017, 12:15 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Good lord do I agree with this. It galls me that we allow our pets to die with dignity but we force our loved ones to rot away and suffer prolonged agony. I'm dealing with this issue with my mother right now, not that I didn't empathize with this before, and it's god damn soul draining.
I have several friends who do advocacy work on this issue. Groups under various names - Hemlock Society, Right to Die, Compassion & Choices, etc. have small chapters around the county. If you haven't already you may want to seek out such a local group in your community. There could be at least two benefits - you may find support during this soul draining experience, and you may also find a way to honor your mother and others going forward by becoming an advocate if you are not one already. Best to you and your mother as the situation plays out.
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
