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Originally Posted by grumpyolddude
I can't imagine, at this stage of my life, any circumstances that would make me not wish to see another day's arrival.
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You know, I hear you on this. And from what I've seen, we're wired for survival no matter the circumstances.
A couple weeks before my grandfather died, my dad had a conversation with him that basically went, "Look, Dad, we can treat the pneumonia that's happening as a side-effect of the Parkinsons and the feeding tube, and we can probably knock it down or out and buy you some more time. But the doctors say that pneumonia is a very peaceful, easy way to go. They say people just go peacefully in their sleep. So the question is, do you want us to hold off on the treatment?"
My grandfather answered in a husky, raspy, half-whispered voice: "No way."