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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is why I fully support Death With Dignity
This is why I say that no one should be told that they cannot put an end to their own suffering, to their own PAIN.
I could write a paragraph, but I will let the image speak for itself.
This is what bone cancer looks like. WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT.
http://imgur.com/gallery/QQVo8WU
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This is why I fully support Death With Dignity (Original Post)
AngryDem001
Mar 2015
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about 1/3 of bone cancer patients are 0-24, do you support death with dignity for them too?
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. + A bunch. I consider Dr. Kevorkian a hero. eom.
ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)2. about 1/3 of bone cancer patients are 0-24, do you support death with dignity for them too?
For all cases of bone cancer combined (in both adults and children), the 5-year relative survival is about 70%.
For adults, the most common bone cancer is chondrosarcoma, which has a 5-year relative survival of about 80%. (Survival statistics for Ewing tumors and osteosarcoma can be found in our documents about those cancers.)
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/bonecancer/detailedguide/bone-cancer-survival-statistics
For adults, the most common bone cancer is chondrosarcoma, which has a 5-year relative survival of about 80%. (Survival statistics for Ewing tumors and osteosarcoma can be found in our documents about those cancers.)
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/bonecancer/detailedguide/bone-cancer-survival-statistics
Why is it that only adults are considered to have "lost dignity" in the dying process -- but not children?
AngryDem001
(684 posts)3. I support ANYONE'S right to end their suffering.
Regardless of age.
ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)4. who decides for the 10 year old? or the 2 year old? especially since the majority are
going to survive for some unknown period of time >5 years?
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)5. My brother's ribs disappeared from one xray to the next.