n1w2h3
New member
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2012
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 07/2012
- Country
- US
- State
- South Carolina
- City
- Columbia
I want to thank all who replied / commented on my first post to this forum. They were kind and considerate. A far cry from the feedback I get from the other side when I comment to the Yahoo political news articles on my home page.
All of us afflicted with a life threatening disease have our own thoughts on how to manage our situation. Many have family members to consider. In my case, all of my family except for a sister who lives across the country, have left this world. She happens to live in a state that has the Death With Dignity law. I would like to see the state I live in adopt a DWD law.
It is not that I want to die, but if I am going to die from ALS, why suffer it out to the last heart beat if I don't have to? I saw how my father suffered terribly until he died from liver cancer 35 years ago in Oregon. The doctors could do no more for him, so they sent him home to die. I am certain he would have choose DWD if it was available at that time, but it wasn't for another 17 years.
I'm not that far into this disease yet, but it has changed the quality of my life to where considering my age and situation, I am going to do all I can to get the DWD law here, or move to a state that has it. I have been in favor of DWD ever since DR. Kevorkian offered his service. I believe the sick care industry framed him because he was cutting their profits. It is my body and my life. I would much rather a physician help me end it as painlessly as possible than having to try it myself -if it comes to that. Right now, my state legislators prefer for me to take matters into my own hands if I so chose.
All of us afflicted with a life threatening disease have our own thoughts on how to manage our situation. Many have family members to consider. In my case, all of my family except for a sister who lives across the country, have left this world. She happens to live in a state that has the Death With Dignity law. I would like to see the state I live in adopt a DWD law.
It is not that I want to die, but if I am going to die from ALS, why suffer it out to the last heart beat if I don't have to? I saw how my father suffered terribly until he died from liver cancer 35 years ago in Oregon. The doctors could do no more for him, so they sent him home to die. I am certain he would have choose DWD if it was available at that time, but it wasn't for another 17 years.
I'm not that far into this disease yet, but it has changed the quality of my life to where considering my age and situation, I am going to do all I can to get the DWD law here, or move to a state that has it. I have been in favor of DWD ever since DR. Kevorkian offered his service. I believe the sick care industry framed him because he was cutting their profits. It is my body and my life. I would much rather a physician help me end it as painlessly as possible than having to try it myself -if it comes to that. Right now, my state legislators prefer for me to take matters into my own hands if I so chose.