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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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My Father approached me in the twilight of his life. He had bone cancer and was confined to his bed the last 6 months, on a morphine drip. He asked if I could help him end his life with dignity if it got to that point.
How do you say no to a request like this? I could not and as a medivac pilot and EMT/Paramedic had access to what was needed. Thank God in the end it was not needed but this was one of the toughest things that I have had to deal with in my life.
There are a few things in this country that I do not agree with and this is one of them. If there is simply no way out and no cure, then a person should have other options available than what we have at this time.
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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