Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dead at 83

[fosing]

It made me really angry the way he was treated (still does). The people he helped had made their choice, and no one besides them was in a position to decide when too much pain was enough. He gave them a way to do it and keep their dignity in tact. The man deserved a Nobel Prize, not imprisonment.

yeah, he was a patient advocate. placed more emphasis on patient choice and rights. RIP doc. :[

 

[The Ween]

130 people were afforded a painless and dignified death thanks to the selfless actions of this doctor. The Hippocratic oath needs revising to allow doctors to assist where they can in allowing their patients a dignified end to their life. R.I.P. doc.

If some doctors had their way, my father would've spent his last months being radiated twice a week. It was the nurse that told my mother that my father wasn't going to live long and the treatments were wasteful. She came out in the parking lot and told her. Cancer is a money maker for a lot of people. I honestly believe we'll never see a real cure for that very reason.

 

[Lejuan]

If some doctors had their way, my father would've spent his last months being radiated twice a week. It was the nurse that told my mother that my father wasn't going to live long and the treatments were wasteful. She came out in the parking lot and told her. Cancer is a money maker for a lot of people. I honestly believe we'll never see a real cure for that very reason.

What can I say Ween but I'm sorry for your loss. Even though I've known many people who have lost loved ones to cancer, I can't imagine what it would be like to not only to battle the illness itself, but to have a loved one battle with it to the end. My aunt and my mother-in-law are not doing too well at the moment, I hope for the best.

We must all wish for a peaceful end, ideally in one's sleep and surrounded by the ones we love. The reality for many is far, far different