Life is for Living not so?
Merely Existing is not Living in my dictionary.
We do encounter Pain and Suffering along the way, but overcome that as the healing process takes place.
However, when facing a terminal illness and there is no hope of recovery, and the suffering escalates, it naturally starts affecting the family, and eventually requires hospitalization.
If it were me, I would rather give up that hospital bed for someone who has a chance of full recovery.
I do believe we should have the choice to gently and quietly leave this world, and not only free ourselves but also our loved ones from endless distress; mentally, physically, and financially.
I've never spoken of my faith here, as it's a very personal journey, but when it comes to euthanasia, it is of relevance in this post.
We are told that it's not our decision to choose the moment we say goodbye to this world. I however do believe in a God of compassion who has given us free will. Right or wrong, I cannot say and will not go into a debate on a public platform.
I saw how my Mom suffered when the brain tumour grew bigger and started affecting her mobility, speech, swallowing, and eventually her breathing. At the time, some said we should have her admitted to hospital for tube feeding.
Thankfully I could still understand what she was trying to say, and she did not want to hear of any such intervention.
Mom was in a hurry to get to her forever home, so why prolong the inevitable?
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Mom and I discussed about not wanting to be kept alive at all costs, after a close friend was on and off life support for six weeks, with no hope of ever having anything close to a normal life again.
She and her husband had spoken of drawing up a Living Will but never got around to it.
Her family had to eventually sign a document to give the doctors permission to turn off life support and not resuscitate her if she suffered cardiac arrest.
It was not easy, but it was the most compassionate thing to do.
These two awful experiences just enforced my belief that we should have the choice of what happens to us when the final curtain calls.
As with death, euthanasia is not an easy topic to discuss, but for me personally, I would not want to undergo harsh medical interventions in an attempt to prolong my life and suffering, if there is absolutely no chance of recovery. Give me something to put me to sleep forever, so I could gently drift away to a new world.
I was interested to learn where the word is derived from, and discovered it comes from the Greek words “eu” meaning good and “thanatos” meaning death.
Good death sounds good to me!
This has been my response to a controversial subject, one of the questions in this week's Ladies of Hive Community Contest #125,
For this week we want to know:
1️⃣ According to the Internet, Euthanasia is the intervention voluntarily accepted by the patient and performed by a medical professional, which accelerates the death of a terminally ill patient, with the intention of avoiding unnecessary suffering and pain. Do you agree with this way of dying, do you think it dignifies the person in his decision of how to leave, or on the contrary, do you think it should not be practiced? Could you argue your point of view?
~ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 / 𝐎𝐑 ~
2️⃣ On March 8th we celebrated Women's Day, so we invite you to write a story in honor of women, with fictional characters, in a place that lives in your imagination, and with an unexpected outcome. Remember, your imagination is the limit.
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