Fuck Pennsylvania. I posted a few days ago about my friend who is diagnosed with A.L.S.
A.L.S., in my opinion, brings the shittiest process of death that I can imagine. She hoped to apply for physician assisted suicide as the disease progressed. But Pennsylvania does not have provisions for it.
Much better to drown in your own saliva.
msongs
(74,439 posts)3Hotdogs
(15,713 posts)Getting the buy-in money out and the physical strain and stress of moving make that difficult, if not impossible.
She is getting excellent medical care at the facility but that does not meet her fear of how she will die.
mopinko
(74,186 posts)unspeakably cruel.
leftieNanner
(16,182 posts)If she can get there, she might get help. Perhaps other states as well.
Wishing her good luck.
3Hotdogs
(15,713 posts)mopinko
(74,186 posts)and i agree w u about als.
3Hotdogs
(15,713 posts)cyclonefence
(5,169 posts)that's been prescribed for me. I think it will be important to get them all down fast, so I don't just fall asleep or go into a coma or something.
I have given up on DNR when I'm hospitalized because they installed this damn defibrillator.
I live in PA, too.
mountain grammy
(29,335 posts)I have two dear friends who ended their suffering at their request. It's not an easy process but doable.
We did it with a voter passed resolution several years ago.
u4ic
(17,176 posts)I don't live in the US, so I can't add to the discussion.
It was actually a woman with ALS who started the physician assisted suicide topic here in Canada, back in the 90's.
That level of suffering is horrible, and I agree, she should be able to choose how she wants to proceed. I hope she is able to get the services she so desires. To me, it's completely unethical to allow someone to suffer like that when they wish to end their life due to said suffering.