young woman who was going to end her life on nov 1st changes her mind

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young woman who was going to end her life on nov 1st changes her mind (Original post)	Liberal_in_LA	Oct 2014	OP
I'm glad she has the power of choice. . .	Journeyman	Oct 2014	#1
was silly to set a date	dembotoz	Oct 2014	#2
doctors already gave her a timeline. i think she was afraid of losing mental ability	JI7	Oct 2014	#7
hopefully she has a much longer future and a happy one	JI7	Oct 2014	#3
+1000000	nashville_brook	Oct 2014	#11
Good for her.	Hassin Bin Sober	Oct 2014	#4
that was the advice I gave her on FB (not that she saw my comment)	hfojvt	Oct 2014	#5
Housemate an I both agreed that if it was us, we'd try to push it	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Oct 2014	#8
I am glad she still has enough joy and desire to live!	etherealtruth	Oct 2014	#6
me too!	Liberal_in_LA	Oct 2014	#9
choice...that's what this is all about. choice.	spanone	Oct 2014	#10
A very large number of the people who start the process and obtain the drugs and such	Bluenorthwest	Oct 2014	#12
Statistics for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act...	DreamGypsy	Oct 2014	#13
It is not the date that matters, it is the choice.	Paper Roses	Oct 2014	#14

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:25 PM

Journeyman (14,682 posts)

1. I'm glad she has the power of choice. . .

I wish we all did.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:26 PM

dembotoz (15,645 posts)

2. was silly to set a date

death does not pay attention to a schedule

Response to dembotoz (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:32 PM

JI7 (87,643 posts)

7. doctors already gave her a timeline. i think she was afraid of losing mental ability

and her health just getting worse and suffering until she died.

but because she seems to still be mentally able and communicate she feels ok continuing on .

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:28 PM

JI7 (87,643 posts)

3. hopefully she has a much longer future and a happy one

than was expected .

Response to JI7 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:50 PM

nashville_brook (20,958 posts)

11. +1000000

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:30 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (25,421 posts)

4. Good for her.

I'm glad she can squeeze a few more days (weeks?) out of life if she is feeling ok.

I'm also glad she has the choice to check out when she feels the need.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:30 PM

hfojvt (37,573 posts)

5. that was the advice I gave her on FB (not that she saw my comment)

Why set the date in stone? Eventually it will get too bad to want to live, but are you sure it will be November 1st? What if you can go one more week? And then one more week? And then one more week?

Sort of a balance between put it off as long as possible no matter what, and get it over with now.

Response to hfojvt (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:36 PM

Erich Bloodaxe BSN (14,733 posts)

8. Housemate an I both agreed that if it was us, we'd try to push it

past the holidays, maybe early January. At least have that final Christmas if possible.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:32 PM

etherealtruth (22,165 posts)

6. I am glad she still has enough joy and desire to live!

Response to etherealtruth (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:39 PM

Liberal_in_LA (44,397 posts)

9. me too!

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:42 PM

spanone (132,929 posts)

10. choice...that's what this is all about. choice.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:50 PM

Bluenorthwest (45,319 posts)

12. A very large number of the people who start the process and obtain the drugs and such

never actually use them. That is part of how it works, knowing you can exit at will allows for some peace of mind. I used to know the exact figures, but it is a large percentage.

Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:11 PM

DreamGypsy (2,252 posts)

13. Statistics for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act...

The Oregon Death with Dignity Act requires the Oregon Health Authority to collect information about the patients and physicians who participate in the Act, and publish an annual statistical report.

The collected annual reports can be found here: https://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/DeathwithDignityAct/Pages/ar-index.aspx

From the 2013 report:

As of January 22, 2014, prescriptions for lethal medications were written for
122 people during 2013 under the provisions of the DWDA, compared to 116
during 2012 (Figure 1). At the time of this report, there were 71 known DWDA
deaths during 2013. This corresponds to 21.9 DWDA deaths per 10,000 total
deaths.

Since the law was passed in 1997, a total of 1,173 people have had DWDA
prescriptions written and 752 patients have died from ingesting medications
prescribed under the DWDA.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:14 PM

Paper Roses (7,252 posts)

14. It is not the date that matters, it is the choice.

I hope this young woman lives much longer than she expected. In the final days, it is her choice. I hope I have the chance and the courage to do the same.