The news anchor is John Seigenthaler and there are two sides of opinion, mine “Dying with Dignity” and John Kelly’s “Not Dead Yet”. I honestly don’t agree with most anything he is saying on this issue and his situation is very, very different than mine. And when you listen to him and check out the organization, they are speaking out as if everyone is severely disabled and that everyone can just endure the pain if they have enough “support”. Some of John Kelly’s statements this evening when applied to my situation simply made no logical sense in my book.
And bottom line, that’s the whole point. This is a personal choice that belongs to each individual and no one is to decide but the individual and John Kelly is trying his best to decide for me. That I will not allow. All the doctors and surgeons agree it is my right to not get another aortic valve replacement, if I choose not to. Then why don’t I also have that right to decide when and how my life ends, rather than drag it on to where I basically drown in my own blood as my heart can no longer pump out.
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Hi Robert,
Despite the apples and oranges nature of pitting you against John Kelley in this debate, you took good advantage of the opportunities to make some strong points in favor of self-determination and personal choice. I live in Colorado, too, and am trying to decide how best to influence the death with dignity movement and support personal choice (while opposing either State or Federal involvement in the matter). I commend you on the work you've done in this regard and wish you the best.
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