04-17-2009, 12:29 PM
I don't see anything noble in 'suffering through the pain.' When my quality of life declines enough that all I can think about is my pain, or I know that soon I won't be mentally competent (and how fucking scary would that be, you never know if today is your last day of mental clarity and you end up drooling in a corner), then I think it'd be a good time for suicide.
Fortunately I don't have children to add to the equation, but I think it's pretty sad that we as a society can't let loved ones go when they're clearly suffering. Sometimes death is a mercy.
Fortunately I don't have children to add to the equation, but I think it's pretty sad that we as a society can't let loved ones go when they're clearly suffering. Sometimes death is a mercy.