NY Daily News Article: "Not Suicidal but Choosing to End My Own Life"

[IceIceBaby]

Woman with terminal brain cancer advocates for law that will let her end life on her own terms - NY Daily News

 

Interesting. What say you? How would you feel in her position?

[TheDeuce]

It absolutely is suicide, whether she thinks it is or not.

 

I can't speak to any certainty how I would feel in her position, but I am pretty positive that I would not be taking the route she is.

 

BTW, use quotations in your thread title please... Sheesh.

[spindoc]

It absolutely is suicide, whether she thinks it is or not.

 

I can't speak to any certainty how I would feel in her position, but I am pretty positive that I would not be taking the route she is.

 

BTW, use quotations in your thread title please... Sheesh.

Yep, worried me too.

[IceIceBaby]

It absolutely is suicide, whether she thinks it is or not.

 

I can't speak to any certainty how I would feel in her position, but I am pretty positive that I would not be taking the route she is.

 

BTW, use quotations in your thread title please... Sheesh.

 

Oh my god! haha. I didn't even think about that. Sorry :-*

 

Agree. It's so hard to say unless you're in that situation, and while I understand her perspective, I just don't think I could do it.

[ggclfan]

Woman with terminal brain cancer advocates for law that will let her end life on her own terms - NY Daily News

 

Interesting. What say you? How would you feel in her position?

 

It is suicide but I don't blame people in these situations from choosing whatever they choose. None of us know how much pain she is in (physical and/or emotional). If her doctors give her no chance of living very long, her situation will only get worse and she is in a lot of pain, I simply cannot blame her. I look at as she is not choosing to die...that choice was already made for her by her cancer...she is just choosing to die with dignity and not rotting in a bed in a coma until she is unrecognizable to her family...

[TheDeuce]

Oh my god! haha. I didn't even think about that. Sorry :-*

 

Agree. It's so hard to say unless you're in that situation, and while I understand her perspective, I just don't think I could do it.

 

My thing is, what if six months turns into a year? Two years? I want as much time as possible doing the things I want to do with the people I want to do them with. I'm not cutting that short. I'm holding on to every ounce of possibility that I can.

[stickymitts]

My thing is, what if six months turns into a year? Two years? I want as much time as possible doing the things I want to do with the people I want to do them with. I'm not cutting that short. I'm holding on to every ounce of possibility that I can.

 

I'm squeezing every last second out of this thing.

[plantmanky]

After my grandmother go through 18 months of just misery and pain from cancer that the last time got her entire body, I have no issue if someone in that condition wants to end their life.

[Jumper_Dad]

It is tough for anyone to decide what we would do in that situation. We have no idea of the pain or suffering they are going through.

 

I lean to allowing someone to be able to end their life in certain situations.

[IceIceBaby]

My thing is, what if six months turns into a year? Two years? I want as much time as possible doing the things I want to do with the people I want to do them with. I'm not cutting that short. I'm holding on to every ounce of possibility that I can.

 

I think the point here, though, is quality over quantity. It's doubtful, in the situation she is in, that those extended months or years would be anything but misery. She wouldn't be doing much of anything she wanted.

[mexitucky]

It is suicide, but I don't judge. I can absolutely see why a terminal patient would want to avoid those last few months. It is gut wrenching to watch a person go through that.

[spindoc]

I'm squeezing every last second out of this thing.

 

Come in slidin' this motherscratcher sideways is my approach.

[Bengal Maniac]

Like most, I have no idea what I would do. I, also, am not comfortable judging.

 

The quality of life thing is surely a consideration. I would think my major concern would be the hardship and/or financial burden it might put on my family. I am sure they wouldn't want me to "end it", though. They would probably understand, also.

[doomer]

If I have a terminal disease, I am just as likely to ask for painkillers to get it over with as I am for treatment. If I find I have alzheimers, I will not be around for its peak. It has been a good ride, and it may be seen as selfish, but medical costs prolonging life for the sake of prolonging it with the resultant impact on family and friends isn't the way I want to go out.

 

I am not expecting to check out soon, but I am not going to be afraid of it either.

[ColonelCrazy]

Although cancer is terminal, I think I would ride it out. With some of the degenerative diseases (i.e. ALS), I'm not so sure.