(July 4, 2014 at 8:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote: If I had 3 months to live and could ease the pain almost to zero I wouldn't want to die but to enjoy my time.
My mother-in-law spent her last 3 months blind, bed-ridden and in pain from bed sores. She stopped taking any medication in the hope it would end things and perhaps eventually it did...but she hung on for two months after making that decision. I don't think she "enjoyed" her time.
Again, it depends on the pain and complications. I am talking about myself, I don't need anybody else to follow my choices, if I preferred being in pain while alive to be with my family that is my choice and mine only. Others can do what they want. But the more we help people dealing with complications, the more time they'll spend with loved ones and the less they'll need to commit suicide. It benefits all society.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
