If you could foresee a certain calamity affecting your health years hence would you take your own life enough in advance to avoid it?

Thank you for your reply cp and Happy Thursday to thee! :)

I disagree with thee kj.  Some people know exactly what they would do. I am one of them. Different strokes. Thank you for your reply and the link and Happy Thursday!:)

TS, have you finally decided to join me on the dark side?!  Cool! ;-)  

Yeah, I if we're talking about s__cide I could take you to a dark place for sure.

Not really the kind of thing that I want to think about.
Have a nice day. : )

LOL :)

That's fine Truthseeker. No apologies necessary. You are thinking of others and the harm it might cause to youngsters. I understand. Thank you for showing up and Happy Thursday! :)

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I'm not sure if you're serious or joking Harry. I'm going to assume you are serious. I don't see how wanting to avoid months or years or pain /agony is being cowardly. It isn't only you. It is your loved ones that would be affected too. Having to watch you, take care of you, suffer with you. Of course the other side of that coin is being deprived of your company by a choice you make to check out. Which option would cause them more pain and grief? Hard question to answer but I know what my choice would be.  Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday!:)

I was being serious.  I don't want to wind up being a burden on anyone.   I can't bring myself to commit suicide, so, he's agreed to do it.  On a lighter note, I do wonder if the desire to kill someone overrides his feelings of friendship for me.  Maybe when we're together, I shouldn't turn my back on him.

If he dies before you do, ill kill you.

Thank you!  You're a true friend.  Although it's a little concerning about how quickly you jumped on that.

Say, you dont look so good now. Let me check something. Give me a sec.........

I wasn't sure sweetie so thank you for clarifying that. I would opt for euthanasia personally. Here's something you might seriously want to consider Harry. Placing that burden on your friend would be very tricky. While he would be carrying out your wishes he would live the rest of us life with the fact that he was the one who took your life. You night want to reconsider that. As for turning your back on him now I know you're joking.  I think California is a state that allows for euthanasia. Being in a medical professional environment they could help ease you through in a painless way. I would always opt for that. Thank you for your reply Harry! :) My dad took an afternoon nap once long ago and never awoke. He had a smile on his face. I always thought that would be the perfect way to say goodbye. :) This post was edited by RosieG at September 14, 2017 6:51 AM MDT

For what it's worth you have my prayers and good wishes Kg. Thank you for a very personal and sincere response about your specific situation. I did not know that suicides are not acceptable candidates for donating bodies to science. What about someone who chooses medical assistance...euthanasia? I guess that is still considered a suicide but there's nothing harsh or dramatic about it. It seems to me to be a very peaceful and kind way to move on.  If one is in constant agony with no hope for relief just to be out of pain would be a blessing. My brother-in-law took his own life. Toward the end of his life there were no meds that could give him relief from the excruciating pain. I think the amount it would have taken to mitigate the pain would have killed him. It is an unpleasant subject but one some folks have to deal with. And you know there is REMISSION. And, between you and me, there are miracles that can happen. Don't tell anyone I said that. That will remain just between me and thee. I believe in miracles. I hope you do too m'dear. A personal note. Jim's son is undergoing immunotherapy treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Second bout of cancer. First bout he had chemo. It seems to be working. Is Immunotherapy something that has been included in the protocol they are using to treat you? Just wondering if you might be a good candidate for it. Happy Thursday to thee Kg! ((hugs))

I would think euthanasia is acceptable,  only reason I can think suicide is not because perhaps the person might have been persuaded to do that unnecessarily by a relative who is in line for an inheritance. Immunotherapy is effective for some people and some are fortunate to experience spontaneous remission or so called miracles . I guess me and the doc will discuss options if and when the time comes. Also medical marijuana -there is a cancer research center here that claims that specially developed pot kills cancer cells. Could try that too , it is not expensive. 
Hope Jim's son does well and happy Thursday RosieG! 

Thank you  m'dear. I am thinking of you and hoping for the best for you. Have you discussed Immunotherapy with your oncologist? It seems to be successful with some cases where chemo was contra-indicated. I know some people are not good candidates but maybe you are. Jim's son finds Immunotherapy much easier to take. He had a really hard time with chemo. He was feeling nauseated a lot of the time, lost weight, didn't have much energy. I sailed through it in 2008 when I had cancer. No problems at all. I was very lucky. You will be lucky too. I mean what harm can positive thinking do? I know when I was going through chemo I visualized success. I saw myself coming out of it on the other end whole and healthy. When my hair grew back initially it was beautifully curly. A short-term bonus! Now it is waist-length and there is barely any curve to it. ((hugs)) Sometimes all you need is time to "fix" things. And a positive attitude!

I visualize my immune system killing off those nasty cancer cells and I try to help them by healthy diet, exercise and positive attitude. 
I would try immunotherapy if my doc thinks it would be effective for me but remember -I'd prefer death by cancer than ending up in a vegetable state like happened to Mom. Anyway we shall see.

Good! EXCELLENT! The mind is a powerful ally. I know you don't want to end up in a vegetative state  m'dear. Death by cancer isn't pleasant though. It can be terribly painful. Well on to more pleasant things. How about the weather? A couple of weeks ago we were facing 113 degree days. Today's high will be 78! I don't know why. We're still in summer but we will gladly take it. When it doubt you can always talk about the weather. It is a benign and innocuous thing..