Quote (Skinned @ 5 Jul 2014 09:47)
Quote (HighschoolTurd @ Jul 5 2014 11:46am)
Do it, I'm here for you, regardless of PARD discussion. As a human caring for another human with compassion, stay strong.
I'm the happiest I've ever been. I'm talking about a dispassionate situation years from now, like when I'm facing incurable cancer or something and chemo and radiation has failed already.
Men in my family aren't known for longevity.
Just to illiterate a bit. My grandpa had skin cancer and was a Christian. He got it in his late 70's and lived to 82 I believe. He fought cancer until the very end. He brought our whole family together in the process.
My aunt had diabetes, had to get her blood drawn every other week. (Dialysis) And she was in her 80's non smoker, wildier than a billy goat. We used to celebrate Christmas at her house every year, and thanksgiving. We went to visit her at the Dialysis center where she was getting her blood drawn and I about puked. Not because it was physically gross, but because of the scenery. Poor old lady hooked up to tubes with blood pumping in and out. She decided to finally just stop going after a while and wanted to go. It was absolutely brutal, but I can see in that case, assisted suicide might have been an easier way out for her. She wouldn't have to suffer. My mom stayed with her at her home and she told me she was gasping for air before she went.
Point I'm trying to make it, the longer you're alive the more it effects the family in positive ways and brings the family closer. I guess it could also negatively effect the family as well, but I believe ultimately positive family bonding will be achieved in the end. Negative effects I assume would be the grieving process, but I believe we all will overcome that. It will only make us stronger.
This post was edited by HighschoolTurd on Jul 5 2014 10:58am