4 ms·

Care for a person dying of Al's and tell me how progressive our Euthanasia program is. This has nothing to do with the article.

by jrace 3y ago

ben_w 3y ago
> dying of Al's Given the current zeitgeist, I feel there's only a 70% chance that's an autocorrupt of Alzheimer's. Or did, until I saw the alternative font in the comment box and realised that's a lowercase L not a capital i. My mum died of that. Technically liver or kidney failure from dehydration, but that in turn was from refusing food in the care home and not having the awareness to get liquids separately. I think it was worse for us than it was for her, overall, though there were a few occasions where her self-awareness of the nature of her condition caused her unhappiness.
- teolandon 3y ago
  More likely that it's a autocorrupt of ALS.
  - jrace 3y ago
    Indeed it was. Happy we are making progress with that and other degenerative diseases. I just wish we all had the opportunity to choose how our life ends, not just for our own suffering but also for those that suffer for us.
amrocha 3y ago
It's the conspiracy theory du jour now that these people can't complain about vaccines anymore, don't bother engaging with it
- hezralig 3y ago
  There is a far gap between the conservatives fixated on vaccines and the people pointing out that they have a physical handicap and otherwise want to live but are not being given disability benefits to pay for rent and food and feel forced into signing up to be euthanized.
  - amrocha 3y ago
    I'm not disagreeing that there's problems to be solved around how to support our sick and disabled. But the recent outrage over it is definitely an overreaction, and is being brought up by the same people that were complaining about vaccines and masks 2 years ago.
  - jrace 3y ago
    Nobody is being Forced into Euthanasia. I sincerely hope you and no one close to you ever has to consider this as an option, but if they did should they not have the dignity to choose?

Care for a person dying of Al's and tell me how progressive our Euthanasia program is. This has nothing to do with the article.

by jrace 3y ago

Care for a person dying of Al's and tell me how progressive our Euthanasia program is. This has nothing to do with the article.

ben_w 3y ago

> dying of Al's Given the current zeitgeist, I feel there's only a 70% chance that's an autocorrupt of Alzheimer's. Or did, until I saw the alternative font in the comment box and realised that's a lowercase L not a capital i. My mum died of that. Technically liver or kidney failure from dehydration, but that in turn was from refusing food in the care home and not having the awareness to get liquids separately. I think it was worse for us than it was for her, overall, though there were a few occasions where her self-awareness of the nature of her condition caused her unhappiness.

teolandon 3y ago
More likely that it's a autocorrupt of ALS.
- jrace 3y ago
  Indeed it was. Happy we are making progress with that and other degenerative diseases. I just wish we all had the opportunity to choose how our life ends, not just for our own suffering but also for those that suffer for us.

amrocha 3y ago

It's the conspiracy theory du jour now that these people can't complain about vaccines anymore, don't bother engaging with it

hezralig 3y ago
There is a far gap between the conservatives fixated on vaccines and the people pointing out that they have a physical handicap and otherwise want to live but are not being given disability benefits to pay for rent and food and feel forced into signing up to be euthanized.
- amrocha 3y ago
  I'm not disagreeing that there's problems to be solved around how to support our sick and disabled. But the recent outrage over it is definitely an overreaction, and is being brought up by the same people that were complaining about vaccines and masks 2 years ago.
- jrace 3y ago
  Nobody is being Forced into Euthanasia. I sincerely hope you and no one close to you ever has to consider this as an option, but if they did should they not have the dignity to choose?