This sounds like a brochure from one of the Obamacare death panels.
It is understandable why you made that decision you did as you only had one chance to get it right, with little if any input and help from the medical professions.
How kind of you to give a person permission to want to stay alive.
I'm going to say this as simply as I can, NOBODY NEEDS A DOCTOR TO TELL THEM IT'S OKAY TO WANT TO LIVE!
I am sure if you had to do it again a hospice with a dignified death would have been your choice.
There's no dignity in dying. People who have dignity in life die and maintain their dignity, people who don't have dignity die without it; death itself doesn't convey dignity to a person.
You are simply repeating the culture of death's lies.
I say this with the greatest compassion and empathy,
Kervorkian knew how to smile and sound sincere too.
Fighting for every breath is one way to testify to the sacredness of life.
We have a young lady in our area, Lauren Hill, who is suffering from inoperable brain cancer. She was an excellent basketball player who went on scholarship to a smaller college, but was diagnosed as likely to die by Christmas. Her team, her coach, and her teammates wanted to give her that chance to play. She wanted to play, but she also wanted to strike a blow against brain cancer for future generations, even though she would not be here. She did get to play. She even scored a couple of times, even though she says we can experience her physical ability if we disorient ourselves by spinning around until dizzy and them making a move for the basket.
She was featured in print and other media, and her goal of reaching a million dollars for brain cancer research has been reached.
I can’t find the quote right now, but I read her saying the other day that her going on to the end sends a message. My memory says her point had to do with treasuring family, love, interests. Her decision was contrasted with the girl named Brittney who recently opted for suicide.
One chooses to fight. Another chooses to surrender.
Which sends the better message? I have no doubt. Fight.