tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post6921662970922332510..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Is It Just Me?Jordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-78332951486036634482011-12-03T13:20:28.721-08:002011-12-03T13:20:28.721-08:00And this is why I have my papers in order.
I want...And this is why I have my papers in order.<br /><br />I want my family to be able to let me go when it's time. Some just do not know when to let go. They feel they have to do absolutely everything in their power or they can't live with themselves - when doing that, may not be the wisest or most humane thing to do.<br /><br />I've chosen my appointed person carefully, and I have written down my own wishes. Everyone should do this ahead of time.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-76859035711887627352011-11-28T21:46:15.565-08:002011-11-28T21:46:15.565-08:00It's not just you.
Something is wrong in the ...It's not just you.<br /><br />Something is wrong in the dominant culture. Some of our doctors and hospitals have started to believe their own marketing, imagining that all deaths can be prevented.<br /><br />Death is not the enemy.<br /><br />I'm only 65, with forebears who typically lived to be 85-99, but already I'm noticing that some situations won't be 'worth living' in, for me. I hope nobody decides that I need a feeding tube when I can't communicate for myself. I hope nobody decides to do CPR if I manage to die in my sleep.<br /><br />This is NOT, by the way, to say that I would choose death over disability. But: cognitive decline to the point of inability to communicate? plus physical pain? followed by invasive (and fundamentally useless) procedures? Not. Not for me, no way.<br /><br />Thanks for standing up for our rights to be allowed to die when it's time.Maggienoreply@blogger.com