But i’m glad she has the option. (Non-equestrian, but seemed the closest logical forum)
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But i’m glad she has the option. (Non-equestrian, but seemed the closest logical forum)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37335846[/QUOTE]
Sounds like she is in constant pain 
However, If I had a disease like that I don’t think I would ever be able to opt to end it. Medical advances happen so quickly, how horrible would it be to end it and then the cure comes out just a few years later?
It would be a hard decision indeed.
I like the thought that she takes comfort in the option, because shes qualified to do so if she should choose.
THis is not nearly in the same category, but I had a car accident in which the other driver was killed. I had panic attacks almost daily- that were debilitating…finally I was given 10 pills of Clonazapam I think, and I clutched those ( it took me over a year to actually TAKE them, but I carried that pill bottle around like a rosary) and the attacks actually lessened. I think knowing that I had the power to stop the attacks if they got too severe- gave me more calm to move through it. Sounds like on a much grander scale- if she feels she cant continue, having the power to do something, helps her have strength to cope day to day
This womans amazing strength and grace while in pain is remarkable. Im glad you brought her to our attention. I hope she has joy yet to come
I think this lady is an inspiration, and a good example that wanting the comfort of a euthanasia does not make a person hysterica, overwhelmedl & suicidal. I myself am applying for a euthanasia once I have saved the money for the medical reports. Then the permission can sit there - for years if need be - until I need it. Perhaps I never will.
My euthanasia is on the basis of severe autism, and the anxiety & depression that has worsened over the years as hope fades. My entire family are dead, and unlike other people, my autism means I can never create my own family. I will never fall in love, never hold my own child, never have friends I can have a laugh with. I am so desperately alone, and I see the world about me and I understand exactly what I am missing out on.
I am too sick to work jobs I hate anymore. Office work is intolerable but there are very few non office jobs that pay enough to live on. I could cope with having nothing in terms of human love & family if I had something I was passionate about to give me a reason to live. I thought I had found this through my cats, are the career I had my heart set on as a veterinarian.
I was top of my class for 3 years, won prizes, a small scholarship etc. However it was not enough. Like many others the recession decimated my savings, leaving me with half a degree. I now have no way to finish, and my cats are 15 now and dying of CKD. I have few options. I can’t retain my sanity and earn enough for tuition fees working minimum wage jobs, particularly with no family or friends for emotional support.I can’t loan the money, and I am not the type of person wealthy philanthropists feel sorry for and give loans to.
The cats have maybe 1-2 years. I will keep my promise to them, and in that time try to find a way to pay my tuition fees. I have a few small business ideas, where I could work and study. Otherwise, when they are gone, I will have my euthanasia. My only real regret being that I can’t donate my organs at the same time.
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{{Hollycatt}}
Each of us knows only the shoes we walk and and can’t really even begin to imagine what others’ shoes are like.
I would agree that knowing that euthanasia is an option can maybe make each day a bit easier even if the option is not exercised. Just knowing there is a choice, IMO, can make a difference.
Know that you are not alone as long as you have your COTH family!!
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