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RichardRay

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18. Already arranged

Reply to OxQQme (Original post)

Sun Aug 26, 2018, 03:06 PM

Aug 2018

I’m 71, living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). People don’t die of PD, the disease just keeps stealing parts of life until there’s not enough left to fight off simple illnesses, and death comes by pneumonia, etc. End stage PD is not something I care to experience, so I’ve got the tools I will need to not have to do it. I hope I’ll make the choice while I still have the strength and coordination to manage it. It would be better to know that somebody could help without being exposed to legal or professional repercussions.

So, Yes.

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Would you choose to "pull the plug"? [View all] OxQQme Aug 2018 OP

No question... A kind passing is something we rightfully offer our pets, but not our people? hlthe2b Aug 2018 #1

IKR? workinclasszero Aug 2018 #9

Yes. My living will designates a time period of non-responsiveness after which I request to be taken dameatball Aug 2018 #2

+1 2naSalit Aug 2018 #11

Absolutely. MontanaMama Aug 2018 #3

Without question or hesitation... ADX Aug 2018 #4

Not to mention the financial and emotional toll it takes on families and other loved ones. Dave Starsky Aug 2018 #12

I concur 100%... ADX Aug 2018 #16

Yes. I have a living will with a medical directive. Adrahil Aug 2018 #5

Jack Kevorkian deserved a Freedom Medal. Hoyt Aug 2018 #6

The family endures it along with the patient. davsand Aug 2018 #7

Why I did not vote. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #8

"Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo" - "I was not, I was, I am not, I care not." Towlie Aug 2018 #10

I lived through these issues with my Mother's dying last year - it's very tough. empedocles Aug 2018 #13

after watching 2naSalit Aug 2018 #14

For myself, absolutely. I would have a hard time doing so for a family member smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #15

The choice is not binary, you know. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #17

Already arranged RichardRay Aug 2018 #18

My parents gave this a lot of thought when they were healthy. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #19

I have been through this Meowmee Aug 2018 #20