Even though I have survived into my elder years and have mostly good days now, I still have my bad days. On those days, I wonder why respectful painless assisted suicide is illegal for the person who can’t share human joys and efforts; hence chooses not to continue living a painful life.
Why does society force us to suffer until the end? Once one has reached a certain crossroad and made a definite choice, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men cannot truly put them back together again. More usually, like me, they are forced to survive in a solitary situation until the end, finding life’s worth in sunsets, clean air and pets. Human interaction is nonsensical for us, we don’t fit.
Does anyone else ever wonder as I do? Let me know.
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Theres hundreds of us out here! Waiting and wishing for assisted suicide. Disabled, brain damaged, paralyzed. I find it very brazen that society will leave me alone in bed year after year after year and thinks that’s alright, but when I ask for help dying of course they reject me. People that have good lives really aren’t bothered about those of us who don’t, and they don’t want to think about it, because they don’t want to imagine themselves in such a state, so they look the other way while we suffer. My dad has had a great life, a full life, and I ask him in my misery and humiliation of multiple disabilities to shoot me. And he just ignores me and goes on with his life. He really isn’t bothered by my suffering and prefers that I don’t bother him.
Dear Rach,
I wish I could do more than say how sorry I am for your situation. If you have no hope, and it were legal, I would hold your hand and be your friend as you passed from this life, let you go with love and sincere caring. I have a strong intuition that this might not be the ‘only’ life and you deserve to move onward.
Love,
Vedura
my dad is 65 and in great health.when l show or talk to him about a weakness or pain about my diseases he gets angry,as if lm being an asshole in his mind
How cruel, Spitfire. Some people simply do not know how to show compassion. I’m so sorry that your father is one of them. I’m 69 and I have suffered emotionally in life; hence, I understand your longing for love and sincere support. I cannot and don’t know how to be there with you except in spirit. In spirit, I send you both love and support, along with understanding for your suffering. Love, Vedura
Hypocritical assholes who think they have a right to control someone else’s life. *insert rant on religion here* Bah. There is more concern for the unborn than there is for the living.
Very true, poisontongue. Once those ‘right to life’ people see that you are ‘born,’ you are on your own. Very shortsighted in compassion.
“Why does society force us to suffer until the end?” – one word… MONEY….
Think of all the potential income corporations and governments stand to lose if you die before your time….you aren’t consuming anything or paying taxes when you’re pushing daises…when you get right down to it….its about money….money and control
I have to disagree. As a general rule OAPs are very expensive, medical costs… pensions.ect.
In the UK approximately 50% of all welfare goes to pensioners.
I think it’s tragic that people are forced to live when they don’t want to, often stripped of their dignity and the other things that make them human.
The thought of not having an out until my body packs in terrifies me.
I have said this a million times….if there was a pill, that took me out of this stupid fucking game we call life QUICKLY and painlessly, id take it.
I WOULDNT THINK TWICE.
but no such thing exists.
is there anywhere online or does anybody know where I can obtain something like this?