Originally Posted by
OldTryGuy
I am saddened to read about such instances. My FIL dealt with 5 years of Alzheimer's plus additional issues and the pancreatic cancer took him in 5 weeks after dx.
I have prostate cancer and other issues. RIGHT NOW, I am fortunate to have quality of life. I just now received Sunday delivery of "FINAL EXIT" I will not require LTC----PERIOD!!!
I hope you have alerted your family regarding your wishes, so that you are not given care beyond what you want. (The health system's default is to keep everyone alive as long as possible.) Faced with a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer as his brother -- my father -- was suffering through the final throes of pancreatic cancer, my uncle moved from Arizona to Oregon because the latter state gives terminally ill patients at least some control over their own lives, without loved ones having to worry about being prosecuted for aiding and abetting a suicide. When following instructions given in "Final Exit," make sure you do not expose your friends and relatives to potential very serious legal problems, as in Barbara Mancini's case.
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