Yes, I think we all hope for a nice peaceful departure for ourselves and for those we leave behind.
There are definitely some way that no sane person would want to go.
I have so many friends and family members staring death in face right now due to old age, cancer, and being in a vegetative state, so I have been thinking more about what comes after and the methods for departing.
I was horrified to learn that people in persistent vegetative states are left to starve to death here, which can take weeks. How cruel and horrific is that?
Even if you say they aren't aware of what is happening, they have family and friends and maybe even children, even a young child as this person has. What is that going to be like for them?
Surely an overdose of some painkiller would be far kinder.
If you treated an animal like that, you would be prosecuted, and rightly so.
Many are campaigning for a change in the law to allow assisted dying here. I think everyone should be allowed that dignity, even if there are numerous hoops to jump through first to make sure that it is the right thing to do.
People with MND usually end up choking to death. Not nice for them or those with them.
We are a bizarre species at times.
