Dodging Mr. Black

[houstonscott]

Went back to a 40th HS reunion in 2013. They had a memorial of pictures of those who'd passed. I was shocked how many there were... Very upsetting.

 

[k0ua]

Yes several of our class of 71 are now gone too.

 

[rgr33]

Whatever hits my 90 year old father, hits me 20 years later. He has dementia, and needs a walker to get around.

I make sure every day is full of mental and physical activity. Don’t really know if it will help.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Can't remember the song, old C&W from the 70's or 80's... But a line went, " Life is something you never live again". That has always stuck with me, and I try to live a life to be not only happy with, but proud of.

 

[arpt209]

I've never understood why it's considered the right thing to do ( it is ) to have you pet put down when it's quality of life runs out, but keeping your loved ones suffering for months or years. Or worse giving them 'life saving' treatment that only prolong their suffering.

I'm with you on this one. I remember my father in law asking me if I'd do him a favor and just walk him up into a coulee and shoot him. I told him that it wasn't something I'd care to do. I was quite fond of the Old Boy. After he passed away about 6 months later of prostate cancer I'd tell people who asked that I was fond enough of the old guy that if he had been my dog I would have had him put to sleep. Some people don't understand the sentiment. My wife does.

My wife & I have been discussing our own deaths recently. I've had a few life-saving surgeries over the last year. She was just diagnosed with stage III lung cancer. Her prognosis is good according to the Oncologist. We're both glad to have come to our personal understanding of God and His Blessing. Neither of us really fears the eventuality I just hope if she goes first the cancer doesn't treat her like it did her dad.

Best thing I can think of to hear someone say at my funeral is "Look! He's moving". Sorry. I'm sick. I know.

 

[dmccarty]

I'm with you on this one. I remember my father in law asking me if I'd do him a favor and just walk him up into a coulee and shoot him. I told him that it wasn't something I'd care to do. I was quite fond of the Old Boy. After he passed away about 6 months later of prostate cancer I'd tell people who asked that I was fond enough of the old guy that if he had been my dog I would have had him put to sleep. Some people don't understand the sentiment. My wife does.

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Rationally, I it makes no sense to allow people to suffer and die a long, lingering painful death but actually signing the papers to put an end to a human life is troublesome to me. No good answers for this.

Thankfully, my father in law died fast and without a long illness. My grandfather in law died a long, lingering death that sure sounded painful to me. Obviously, I did not have the ability to end his suffering, but if I could have signed the papers, I would have done so.

No easy answers on this one, legally, emotionally, or religionishly. <Yes I made up that last word and I want credit for it too! :laughing::laughing::laughing:>

Later,
Dan

 

[check]

Rationally, I it makes no sense to allow people to suffer and die a long, lingering painful death but actually signing the papers to put an end to a human life is troublesome to me. No good answers for this. Thankfully, my father in law died fast and without a long illness. My grandfather in law died a long, lingering death that sure sounded painful to me. Obviously, I did not have the ability to end his suffering, but if I could have signed the papers, I would have done so. No easy answers on this one, legally, emotionally, or religionishly. <Yes I made up that last word and I want credit for it too! :laughing::laughing::laughing:> Later, Dan

As of June 2016 in Canada "medically assisted dying" at the request of the patient is now legal.

 

[ovrszd]

I'm with you on this one. I remember my father in law asking me if I'd do him a favor and just walk him up into a coulee and shoot him. I told him that it wasn't something I'd care to do. I was quite fond of the Old Boy. After he passed away about 6 months later of prostate cancer I'd tell people who asked that I was fond enough of the old guy that if he had been my dog I would have had him put to sleep. Some people don't understand the sentiment. My wife does.

My wife & I have been discussing our own deaths recently. I've had a few life-saving surgeries over the last year. She was just diagnosed with stage III lung cancer. Her prognosis is good according to the Oncologist. We're both glad to have come to our personal understanding of God and His Blessing. Neither of us really fears the eventuality I just hope if she goes first the cancer doesn't treat her like it did her dad.

Best thing I can think of to hear someone say at my funeral is "Look! He's moving". Sorry. I'm sick. I know.

I can relate to all of this. My Dad had Alzheimer's. By the time he wished he was dead he didn't know how to go about it.

Much worse things than death. My belief in God makes me not afraid of death. I'm a bit concerned about the process to get there though.

 

[ovrszd]

As of June 2016 in Canada "medically assisted dying" at the request of the patient is now legal.

And I applaud that. Maybe all those years of semi-legal MJ gave the Canadians the "vision" to get some things straightened out!!!!

 

[JRobyn]

My plan to (continue to) dodge Mr. Black is to volunteer for an important job at church. Figure God will work hard to keep me around if it's important enough.