JSA wrote:
Duffy wrote:
integrator wrote:
This will
Be my directive.
If the mind is gone, put me in the ground. It’s better for everyone in the end.
I already have it set up, notarized, lawyered, etc...
If only it were that easy. It should be. But, it isn't. We (by "we," I mean the healthcare system, the courts, and society in general) simply do not allow people to "die with dignity" as defined by the person in question.
I fully understand that but it’s better than not doing anything as far as end of life care goes. Plus I live in California and we don’t have nearly as many bible thumpers out here all worried about morality and human and all that mumbo jumbo....
Mrs. Duffy’s grandma went out on a lethal dose administered by Mrs. Duffy’s mom.
And Mrs. Duffy’s mom had the plug pulled on her at the hospital. Her (the mom) and I made that decision together.
Fun stuff.... :(
Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.
- Chinese proverb