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[quote=Anonymous]My dad always said he didn’t want to be infirm and sick. We watched. My mom die of cancer young (50s) via a long drawn out process and he wanted no part of that. Mid 70s with a cancer diagnosis and chronic pain and he started researching assisted suicide. Thing is, when the end started really approaching, it became clear he really did not want to die and let go of this life. It’s easy to say in abstract, but when rubber hit the road, he’s clinging to every bit of life he has left. He’s in hospice now in his early 80s and doesn’t want to let go. It’s heartbreaking. I totally understand both desires - not wanting to live a life a pain and hardship but also not wanting to let go of the experience of being alive, especially when it’s unclear what comes next (he once was very religious but is no longer). [/quote]
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