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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 3836759" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>Ending your own life because you can’t see a way out isn’t at all the same thing as ending it because there <em>is</em> no way out.</p><p></p><p>My dad chose hospice over chemotherapy, which, I suppose, is technically a form of suicide, but if he’d chosen to end it on a date certain instead of just waiting for it to happen, I think I would’ve been as ok with that as with going the natural hospice route. My dad was always athletic and spent a lot of time outdoors, and even as a heart patient in his 70s, he could still outwork me by a long shot, so, as much as I selfishly wanted to keep him around for as long as possible, I know those last few weeks when he was bedridden were akin to torture for him (not to mention the constant pain), and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy, let alone my dad.</p><p></p><p>While there is breath there is hope, but you’ve got to do what’s best for you. Just don’t spring it on your loved ones in the form of an LEO knocking on their door or calling them on the phone. Make sure you‘re up front about it. </p><p></p><p>And definitely look into hospice. Those hospice nurses and nursing assistants are as close as you’ll find to angels in this earth.</p><p></p><p>…and no, if you’re a Christian, I don’t believe that you’ll go to hell for committing suicide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 3836759, member: 26737"] Ending your own life because you can’t see a way out isn’t at all the same thing as ending it because there [I]is[/I] no way out. My dad chose hospice over chemotherapy, which, I suppose, is technically a form of suicide, but if he’d chosen to end it on a date certain instead of just waiting for it to happen, I think I would’ve been as ok with that as with going the natural hospice route. My dad was always athletic and spent a lot of time outdoors, and even as a heart patient in his 70s, he could still outwork me by a long shot, so, as much as I selfishly wanted to keep him around for as long as possible, I know those last few weeks when he was bedridden were akin to torture for him (not to mention the constant pain), and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy, let alone my dad. While there is breath there is hope, but you’ve got to do what’s best for you. Just don’t spring it on your loved ones in the form of an LEO knocking on their door or calling them on the phone. Make sure you‘re up front about it. And definitely look into hospice. Those hospice nurses and nursing assistants are as close as you’ll find to angels in this earth. …and no, if you’re a Christian, I don’t believe that you’ll go to hell for committing suicide. [/QUOTE]
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