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Brittney Maynard's Decision To End Her Life

Brittney Maynard's Decision To End Her Life

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by: herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:28pm  
....I feel like a house divided on this one, dudes.......I can't quite grasp why the urgency to end her life on the 1st of November instead of just waiting a little while longer........Where was the hope at...  Or the faith.....   ....Or the fight to live....to survive? 4951
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cgm10sne1 Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:34pm  
I think she made the decision to terminate her life because she was getting worse. She didn't want to further deteriorate. She left the earth on her terms. Not the cancers. I think I would possibly go that route as well if I had her diagnosis. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:40pm  
I don't agree with it. There is a process, life and death, our personal journey. This journey, however, isn't travelled alone. Our family and friends are part of it, part of what makes us a person. I feel that by choosing the exact time to end her life has robbed her loved ones of the opportunity to have her in this world for more precious moments, and to grow mentally and spiritually from holding on with her. What I wouldn't give to have one more month, one more day, one more HOUR with my dad. Did I want to see him suffer? Of course not. But those final visits when he was on life support are my most valuable memories, treasures beyond any riches this world has to offer. To see him, to touch his hand, to see his eyes flutter at the sound of my voice, are all part of my memory of him. They are a memory of a man who faced death until the bittersweet end, when God called him home. I am now stronger from having gone through the experience by his side- his final life lessons.to me were to embrace the experience of the natural order of things, do not be afraid, and NEVER give up. 4951
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:40pm  
@cgm10sne1....I don't know, dude........I know that I would exhaust every *F-ing* option available known to man........And honestly, want to live and see my husband and boys every second that I could.........I get the "going out on her terms," but it also seems selfish in a sense... 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:49pm  
My Grandfather also died of a glioblastoma and I wouldn't wish that type of suffering on my worst enemy. He went from being full of life and vibrant to having brain surgery after surgery and turning into a shell of who he once was. He didn't know where he was, who he was, who we were, lost his speech, became incontinent and was in constant crippling pain. These are some of the reasons Brittany chose to end her life early. She was already experiencing several of these symptoms and the prescribed medications she took to alleviate them, wrecked havoc on her body. She was given six months to live. She chose quality of life over quantity and spared her family from the inevitably horrific downward spiral she was about to embark on. I think she's incredibly brave. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:53pm  
I always thought suicide was wrong. But I think about those who jumped to their death on 9/11. They chose to jump over being burned to death. I kind of figure now... Unless I am in their shoes... I have a hard time being judgmental. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:54pm  
Here is another example. My uncle made the decision to not be on a feeding tube. This man walked into the hospital on the 24th and found out he had late stage pancreatic cancer. The reason they went in the first place was because he was nauseous and hadn't been able to eat more than a couple bites of food. They had hospice come in and had him comfortable at his home. He had one donut hole in 9 days. He was drinking through a straw but that was only for the first five days. Had he been on a feeding tube he would have lived longer. He knew that. But he knew he was dying. He didn't want to prolong the inevitable.
His death ultimately was from starvation and his organs shut down. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:57pm  
Here is another example. My uncle made the decision to not be on a feeding tube. This man walked into the hospital on the 24th and found out he had late stage pancreatic cancer. The reason they went in the first place was because he was nauseous and hadn't been able to eat more than a couple bites of food. They had hospice come in and had him comfortable at his home. He had one donut hole in 9 days. He was drinking through a straw but that was only for the first five days. Had he been on a feeding tube he would have lived longer. He knew that. But he knew he was dying. He didn't want to prolong the inevitable.
His death ultimately was from starvation and his organs shut down.
 
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I'm so sorry. Moral of the story, of all these stories, is "it's their choice" as it should be. 4951
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angiekaye Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 9:58pm  
I dont  agree with it at all.  suicide is suicide no matter the whistles and bells attached.My husband always tells me " I came into this world kicking and screaming, its the way I want to leave it" 4951
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:02pm  
I can see both sides of this. I believe that is a decision that is unique to each individual and something that should not be taken lightly either way. My only question is, if everybody chose to go the death with dignity route instead of trying all options, how will a cure ever be found? They will never know if something works or not because nobody would ever be willing to try it. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:04pm  
She did not want to be laying in bed writhing in pain, not knowing who any one was, not being able to care for herself at all - she did not want her family to remember her that way. Isn't it more selfish on a family's part to prolong a loved ones life even thought the quality of life is not there? 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:06pm  
I can see both sides of this. I believe that is a decision that is unique to each individual and something that should not be taken lightly either way. My only question is, if everybody chose to go the death with dignity route instead of trying all options, how will a cure ever be found? They will never know if something works or not because nobody would ever be willing to try it.
 
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And I agree with that to some extent. I feel like when you have exhausted every option/treatment possible and your prognosis is still a gruesome death to which your family has to stand by and watch knowing they are helpless, then death with dignity is definitely something worth considering. Do I think I could do it? I don't know but it should be my choice, as well as my family's. 4951
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:06pm  
@cgm10sne1....My dad actually drove himself from work to the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio (where he lived) because a client noticed my dad looked "yellowish", per say...  ....Especially in the whites of his eyes.......It wasn't until after he was told that he in-fact had Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, and started all of the Chemo medication, that he suffered a stroke and passed less than 2 weeks later.......He walked in wearing a business suit and tie, and never walked out..... ....He had actually "not feeling that great" several months prior, but not consistently though.......And his PCP just kept prescribing him pain medication, making excuses that my dad "wasn't as young as he used to be," that he was dehydrated, etc etc......But during that entire time, he never missed work, Chamber Of Commerce events, holidays, vacations....  Nada....   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:09pm  
She did not want to be laying in bed writhing in pain, not knowing who any one was, not being able to care for herself at all - she did not want her family to remember her that way. Isn't�it more selfish on a family's part to prolong a loved ones life even thought the quality of life is not there?
 
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Yes. Amen. It is selfish, especially when they are not fulfilling their family's dying request. We can help ease our pets' suffering when it becomes too much for them to bare, why shouldn't we be able to do the same for our human family? 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:14pm  
My uncle was 80. The said that the chemo would have been to hard on him. It wasn't an option. How old was your dad @herron1345 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Nov 3, '14 10:16pm  
she was an articulate, intelligent and lovely woman who made a brave and selfless decision based on what was inevitable.she was already experiencing uncontrollable seizures at times, various other physical signs of the progression of the brain tumor and, in her words, "bonesplitting headaches". that form of brain cancer is inoperable and fatal. what the woman had to look forward to was increasing mental and physical disabilities and a downward spiral toward blindness, mental impairment (she was already having trouble with things like remembering her husband's name), and physical impairments from the tumor and from the side effects of the medications. the future was one in which she would end up in a hospital bed, unaware of who she was, blind and in diapers being fed thru a tube while her loved ones reinforced that as the memory of who she was.in addition, the oregon assisted suicide law states that the patient must be the one to actually take the medication themselves. that means they have to be able to swallow  the pills or concoction on their own. with a brain tumor, that might have changed at any moment with a stroke or an aneurysm brought on by that cancerous tumor. and that might have trapped her into that long and degrading decline. 4951
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