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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: It's my life
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Date: 7 May 91 16:28:20 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 AH> Why shouldn't a quad be able to take the easy
 AH> way out, if he so chooses?  Because
 AH>  it makes gimps look bad?  We aren't all the same, and we
 AH>   handle our situations differently.  Some can't handle it at
 AH> all.  That's their choice - as sentient individuals,
 AH> they should be allowed to do
 AH> what they think best.  *adh*

        I agree.  I think a well thought out and planned suicide
is a very valid option.  I advocated that a year or more ago and
was chastised for harbouring such thoughts.  However, public
opinion is changing.

        On the other hand the movie did a poor job of convincing
me this guy ever got beyond the depression stage of the grief
process.  I would have been more understanding of his actions if
he had given life a chance and tried to make the best of what he
had left. You and I have been around long enough to know
ourselves, our limitations, our abilities, and our feelings
toward death.

        I'm replanning my death because the arrangements that I
had made a few years ago were no longer valid.  I'm now divorced,
I own less, etc.

        I have the means to take my own life.  Within easy
access.  All my friends and relatives know my plans include
suicide and they accept that as my right.  They also don't expect
me to exercise that option in the near future.

        So, what it boils down too is making an intelligent and
informed decision.

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