Reply #39: My doctor and I just discussed this subject yesterday! [View All]

[whosinpower]

She and I are good friends. We got on to the subject of cancer, death and dying. I looked her in the eyes and told her - you know....if I was terminally ill - please try to understand....but I would ask you a difficult thing to do. Put me out of my misery. I watched my sister die in front of me. My request - I told her had nothing to do with me.....it had everything to do with not wanting to put my family through hell watching a loved one die. You know dying is not like in the movies where you close you eyes and just not wake up. At least, it wasn't for my sister and I would never ever ever ever want to submit my family to have to face that. It is an ugly slow visceral thing. It was just horrible.

My doctor told me - you don't know how many times I have been asked to do just that and I DO understand totally....but the law is clear and I cannot. She went on to say that there are many terminal cancers that lead to a really ugly death to witness. If she could - she would comply......