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To: Lane3 who wrote (489)	9/9/2006 3:15:01 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

I agree, Lane. And throw in dementia or (shudder!) Alzheimers, and the issue clouds even more. Should a person be able to make such decisions while they're capable or should they have to wait until they can't make a reasonable decision? Before he died, my dad was in a nursing home for about three months. I got to know most of the patients (more like inmates) there who were able to converse normally. Every one of them, without exception, said something to the effect of, "I wish I could just wake up dead." Because of the namby-pamby laws about the end of life question, I've made my own decisions about how to handle the situation. My main fear is finding myself in a situation where I won't be able to do things my way. I'm of the opinion that such things are an individual's decision, and a rational person's considered decisions, while they are able to make such decisions, should override any law about such matters.