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hfojvt

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

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:30 PM

Oct 2014

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.

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young woman who was going to end her life on nov 1st changes her mind [View all] 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