PlutoTheGod ...She said she devoted her life to developing her mind. She has a Ph.d. That means she is a doctor within her field of study. She appears as being a lively person. Not just well educated but able to articulate her situation and clear desire to end her life while she is able to leave feeling fortunate and ready to pass. Dignity is all anyone can ask for at the end of life. I'm glad she was able to make the choice.
PlutoTheGod I thought so also!! I thought she was in her 60's...and just eaten away with cancer. I had an Aunt that looked much like her, and she was 65.
no it's ashame , when someone is so trully dissapointed she/he doesn't really wants death to finish , but it's the frustration it talks when she says she prefer death ,she can't think straight at all , the people are supporting this I just wanna ask :''where's your heart ?'' really? where did it go?
Mary Crystl Where's your heart? This lady is COMPLETELY with it, COMPLETELY in her right mind. She's tired of suffering and you think it's wrong of her to want a peaceful death before she gets worse, becomes even MORE dependent on people? She is not doing this because she is depressed and has given up on life! She is very sick, has suffered enough, has had a good life, fulfilled life and has made an educated decision about HER LIFE! She wants to go while she still has some dignity. I have been an RN 27 years and have witnessed some horrible deaths, my own mother being one. I understand why people want to do this and I can be compassionate towards them for making this choice and wish more people had this option. Wish it would have been available for my mom because she suffered horribly in the end. Absolutely ridiculous to say this dear woman is not in her right mind.........
@Asa Olsen What's the success rate of that and not a bias study or he said she said. Cause ai know to retards that said they had cancer when they didn't
PhD or not she’s 82 with terminal cancer. My dad is 50 with stage 4 lung cancer and only had 4-5 rounds of chemo and is already bed ridden, unable to speak or express himself... this lady is strong
Most definitely. It goes to show that even when a person is faced with a terminal illness like she has the beauty still shines through. Very classy lady.
Child of God ..I'm sure somewhere someone cares. No one is ever alone. If they feel alone in real life, they can reach out to those who do care via this forum, or social media in general. I don't know you, but I hope that if you feel so alone, you share a little more/respond, so you can see that people.. even strangers, do care. There's lots of ppl out there that care even though they dont know someone personally. The human spirit can be extraordinarily awful, but on the flip side, very comforting and warm.. amazingly supportive and give you that extra oomph to combat tomorrow with some sass and support. X
My father recently passed of stage 4 metastatic melanoma. He was in horrible pain. It hurt him to even touch him slightly. He had a tumor the size of a cantaloupe in his stomach that was extremely prominent due to him being all skin & bones near the end. He was absolutely miserable. No matter how much morphine he was administered or how much ativan to calm him, he would moan in pain for hours until he passed out. Then he would wake & moan for hours again. I wish medical assistance in dying was available to him, he didn’t deserve to die that horrible death, no one does.
I'm so sorry for your loss and for the fact that your father went through that hell. I watched helplessly as my beloved mother suffered for a long time as she died of cancer. She's my soulmate and the whole experience messed me up very badly; this happened on Valentine's of 2013. You're correct, first and foremost, that no one deserves to die in such a horrific way, and secondly, their loved ones also shouldn't have to be witness to that torment.
My grandparents suffered similar fates with mesothelioma and diabetes. I wished the same for them at some points in time, it's should be available and free.
Aradia, very very sorry to hear your story. Everyone should be allowed to die with dignity - not to be suffering as your father did. He is in a better world now. I hope you are coping well after witnessing such suffering of a loved one. God bless!
@@ContactingTheDead she didnt deny anything. She knows theres more out there after death than what we think we know while we are here on this earth. After leaving the order she clearly grew as a human being and expanded her mind and realized No one on this earth has the right answer or the right God.. None of us could possibly have the answer.. Be good be kind and love... Your comment sir is one of sarcasm and hate... Towards someone who doesnt deserve it She IS an angel She always was one... And this world was lucky enough to have her.... Sit down and go cry in a corner Come back when you have something positive to add
@Meg Hamer, please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
Teaching at 82, sharp as a tack in what is presumably her last interview & the presence of mind to understand the choices she has. More power to her! I really hope to achieve the same.
Prolonging life when you have a disabling/degenerative condition that cannot be reverted is pointless, but it take guts to make such a difficult decision. All my respect and admiration with this brave lady.
I recently lost my dad suddenly. And now I’m having trouble accepting death is inevitable. These videos are comforting and knowing that we are not alone in the end.
Brain cancer took my beautiful mom. I miss her deeply.. No one should have to be in pain and suffering.I feel so bad that this woman has no loved ones. :-( She is so beautiful and strong..
my parents die from cancer too, my father bfrom brain. and i am just rrecovering from chemos. yes she is so beautiful and strong. i was not able even to talk while i was in treatments
I'm so sorry for you & your mum.. I feel it too. I lost my grandmother & partner from cancer. Both were very traumatic for them and us, loving and supporting them. And both of them would have gone sooner before it got so bad if they had that very basic right.
I agree, she is beautiful in every way possible. I would love to have known her and I would have loved to be able to comfort her in her last days. I have a feeling that she has probably comforted many people during her days. I bet she would have been someone whom every conversation was interesting, sincere and thought provoking.
Nikki.. agreed. She is a stunning representation of the best a human can be, what a beautiful & strong woman. An example for us all, and such a great advocate for choice lying with the individual and not the "law". Bless her. She speaks what the vast majority of us wants.. choice & control of your life path.. whether short or long term. All around.. this is an educated woman speaking her heart, which promotes giving people choices about how they continue.. or choose not to. Having the choice is the key here. I know someone who now has the tools & resources to make the choice.. and they live on today. Empowering ppl with the choice may actually save lives.
I could not tell that she was 82.. I would say 65 plus. And she speaks so well. God Bless her beautiful soul. I pray she went peacefully surrounded with friends.
Derrick Burgess When you are this sick ..it is hard to look at anyone and guess their age.Cancer is the Cruelest disease along with Alzhiemers and Dementia which at least with Cancer you get to say your goodbyes to loved ones and friends. Just to clear this up Hospitals end our lives earlier now by starving the paitients and upping the morphine thank god...and they DO NOT TELL the families I know from personal experience here so no one has to worry ...they Starve you to death..no food water drips in your arems and overdose you on morphine. ..look out if you are in hospital and they put that velcro box on you VELCRO BOX = a Quick death..
It's hard to tell age when someone is that sick - the overriding physical impression is of the sickness rather than of any particular age. I remember visiting a friend in the hospital a week before his death from cancer, and he looked decades older than he had a year before (he was only in his forties but he reminded me of an elderly man).
She sounds so alive and alert but yet she’s so close to death...God is shining through her and giving her strength in these moments.. wish I could have been there to give her company during her final days. When she mentioned “if I had a family member..” my heart broke for her. No one should have to die alone.
Wow, what an honest, intelligent and incredibly brave lady. I hope that i can face the end with such dignity. I hope she passed peacefully and pain free
I could listen to her talk for ever. She is so graceful and very intelligent. She would be an incredible teacher to have!!! And a friend as well!!! Bless her.
I am so moved. She is a beautiful soul. She is able to articulate her thoughts and feelings so clearly and succinctly. I wish I had known her. God bless her.
I am guessing that this brave, dear lady is gone Home now. Our mother recently died at 95. We home cared her and would not have missed the opportunity to witness and love her, for anything. Every death is different. God bless you, sister.
@Cynthia Hawkins, please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
She’s like a rainbow 🌈 sweet energy an spirit well spoken an at peace she is a bundle of joy is such a empowerment of Courage an wisdom God has his hands on her.
@@martinacaffrey4411 these people who are ending their lives are terminally I'll, aka they have no chance of living. They are going to die no matter what. So they can suffer until the end or they can pass peacefully on their own terms.
I think she was just giving a realistic picture that her age does not permit her to have parents remaining at present, nor does she have a family of her own.
@@officeofqueenbee I get her sense of humour because my granpa was also pretty caustic, one time a beggar said "please, sir, I'm an orphan" he replied: "I'm also an orphan " (he was pushing 80 somethings)
@frank Pasqua, everyone who watched this video understood she is brave. I listen to her and her personal decision. It gave me the courage not to entertain any fear in my own situation. I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage four and the doctor said I have just a few weeks to live. Please put me in your prayers to go to heaven when i die.
@Juan Ng, you are very correct in your observation. please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
She just said she's agnostic, and that was probably the polite way of telling a religious Dr that she does not believe in God. And here you go bring up something stupid that she doesn't believe in. Where's the logic?
I do believe it is a personal decision and that we humans should be able to die with dignity and grace. In Denmark they also allow assistance for dying if you have a mental illness which is incurable as of yet. Ending suffering . You wouldn't let your beloved pet suffer so we shouldn't let humans suffer either. She passed with dignity as that was her wishes. God Bless
@Sergeant Rock, you are very correct in your observation. I listen to her and her personal decision. It gave me the courage not to entertain any fear in my own situation. I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage four and the doctor said I have just a few weeks to live. Please put me in your prayers to go to heaven when i die.
Kala Stephen The OP comment was a year ago but i have the same fear. It is because your last moments dying alone there is no one there to talk or hold or say goodbye. When i die i hope to hold the hands of the people i love one last time. If you are alone you have no one
The reality is that everyone dies alone. You may have people around you but you are still alone with the experience of dying - it is something that's impossible to share
You have yourself. You’re never alone! It’s made out to seem bad, but that’s other people’s points of view of you. There is nothing to fear about having yourself! Embrace it! Otherwise you may just accept the company of anyone...just so you’re not ‘alone’.
I'm 55 and in terrible health. Chronic pain, thyroid disease, horrible dental issues I can't fix that are giving me more pain and I'm not able to eat normal. Lost my ability to drive which I loved, walk unaided, sing along to my favorite songs, Help other people, clean my house, assemble furniture, knit, write, or to go outside in the sunshine soaking up the warmth. I miss taking care of my pets and playing with them. I tried getting a doctor to come to my place to give me my meds as it's too difficult to travel anymore. I used to play piano. I used to be this happy go lucky person and very independent. I liked helping as many people as I could but I can barely help myself. I'm on disability. Losing manual dexterity. Muscle. It's hard to accept not being able to do those simple things. I was always able to rough it. I had the physical strength to do many things.When you have your health that in itself is a cause to rejoice. Your health is a blessing. I never cared about money or material things. I'm lamenting the days when I was able bodied, not in pain or disabled. I believe in God and accepted Jesus as my Saviour real young. I know when a Christian dies they are immediately with the Lord. The Bible says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. God has seen me through many tough times. I'm not perfect but I ask the Lord to forgive me. I can only lean on Jesus to bring me through every day. When you're young and feeling physically strong you can take it for granted. I know many times I have. I remember when people would say to count your blessings but I never understood that because I was okay in my health. It's when your health gets so bad that you finally realize what really does matter. I wished I'd really appreciated the many blessings I had and thanked God more often and with sincerity. I wouldn't want anyone to experience what things I'm going through. Cherish your health while you have it. Take good care of your bodies by eating healthy, exercise and staying fit so you can do things you love. I wish I could back up the clock to 2012. I was doing good. I didn't have alot of money but I could handle that. I was able to get by on very little and I was content and very happy. I live with someone because I can't live on my own anymore. I have to depend on others for help. That's hard to do since I could do for myself. You feel like life's just passing you by. You see others doing what you used to do and it bothers you. You wish you'd been born with the disability so you that's all you've known and grown up to adapt to doing things. It's a whole new ball game though when you lose capabilities and you're going downhill. Please don't take anything for granted. If you're able to drive, walk, eat normal and not in pain give thanks to God. If you find yourself grumbling and complaining about trivial matters, realize and be thankful for all the many things you're able to do. So many are suffering debilitating illnesses and disabilities and their quality of life isn't living but they're really just existing. If it comes my time I just want to be in a comfortable warm bed with adequate pain medication and given that medicine they use to anesthesize you where you just fall asleep and you feel no pain or discomfort, just peace. I hope anyone hurting so bad from a terminal illness that you are receiving compassionate care from people who really do care about you. I hope you have family and friends for support and most of all that you accept Jesus as your Saviour and make him #1 in your life. I want everyone to be saved and have that close relationship with God and that you will have eternal life which God promises in John 3:16. If you died in an accident at least you know you'll be with God eternally in no more pain, no sorrow. God loves us and gave his only Son to take our sin away. We needed a Saviour and God provided a way for us to be redeemed and have our sins forgiven so we could have that assurance of knowing that when we die here on Earth, that's not the end but a wonderful beginning to spending eternity in heaven in joy, no more sorrow, no pain or sickness. God will give us new bodies. There's going to animals there and it will be beautiful. Surrounded with love, happiness and God's beautiful place for us. I hope anyone reading this will accept the fact that God loves you and whatever bad stuff you did in the past or present, He will forgive you if you ask. The Lord desires a relationship with you as any loving father would. You don't have to clean up your life before coming to God. He already accepts you as you are and will do a mighty work in your life. He knows all things about you and can make your life beautiful again. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us He has a good plan for your life if you just trust Him.
jn wd Hello, God continue to bless you I pray. Praise the Lord Thank you. .... God can give this lady and / or anyone a witness when we pray. HE LIVES, HE LOVES .
Thank you for sharing. Very good advice to give. I have chronic illness also and I understand grieving all the things you can't do anymore. I strongly believe we still can teach and help others, in whatever capacity left to us, and you did that today. God bless. 💗
Tandi Caldwell Hello Tandi. I'm sorry to hear about your illness. I hope whatever it is you are dealing with that you're getting proper and enough adequate help to have some good quality of life. I mean with me situation and the stuff that's wrong, if only like my teeth were still in great shape but had to live the rest of my life in wheelchair and from there see about taking care of one thing at time like my Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and the nodules, then my forward slipped disks and bulging disks in my lower back crushing my nerves causing pain all in my lower extremities and then tackling the radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Basically, being able to eat well, getting proper pain management going on the rest or if I needed surgery I'd consider it. I'm saying I know I could still enjoy life if my teeth were the one thing that wasn't messed up. I miss diving into a huge steak or salad, munching on chips, that good healthy Raisen Nut Cluster cereals, hot wings, I'm torturing myself by writing this stuff but you know.....I'm mean of course if I had my druthers I'd want 100% health but if I was wheelchair bound, needing pain management, seeing how much was fixable I'd try. Having to get around by wheelchair on pain meds but having good dental would up my quality pretty close to perfect considering everything. I'd be able to go places and get out of this room. I wouldn't be a "shut-in." I mean it's not like I had any plans to conquer Mt. Everest. Life would be great again. I could eat normal, build up my upper body strength, be more independent. Play piano, I would do one of my favorite things by going off somewhere by myself in my different wheels and put my favorite songs on my cd player and sing away like I use to ....just rock out without a care in the world. I could do whatever crafts I liked doing. See about going back to work again, I could do laundry, Yay!. Go see my kids and visit them at with work. Basically, I'd be really living again, I say that with all sincerity. That small bump up a notch would be like heaven to me. I could help people and animals, I wouldn't be down in the dumps. My normal personality was I loved laughing, joking around, making others laugh just being my crazy self. I had a blithe spirit and was able to easily let things go, I didn't hold grudges and basically was pretty laid back, easy going, I wanted to get along with everybody. If only that possibility was doable I'd do it. Thanks for your kind words. God bless you too and fill your heart with hope every day. That would be great to have your situation improve. I hope it does~take it easy :-)
jn wd Thank you for your kind words! I believe I was meant to read them. I have Hashimoto's as well and understand the debillitating fatigue and effects it has on our body. I have Dysautonomia, (a form called Pots or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). It is a disorder of the autonomic system that controls blood pressure, breathing, heart rate and body temperature. There is no cure but just managing of symptoms. I can't go outside or I overheat and dehydrate, and I run IVs myself at home. Occasionally I have real good days and can go places without fainting! I have 3 children ages 24, 23 and 17, as my disorder didn't get bad until the third pregnancy. I wanted that little boy though, and couldn't dream of abortion as suggested. It was worth losing my health. I think about my condition worsening, and that is scary. But I try to stay in the moment and appreciate the little things. Thank you for replying. I am on Facebook and Instagram under the same name. Hang in there!! 💗💗💗💗
Crying buckets....watching and listening to this amazing, courageous, lady. So graceful even in suffering. May she rest in heavenly peace. God bless from Liverpool, England.
@Rachel Berens, inside she is, good things do not stay instead the bad ones stay. cancer is bad, I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. Please Rachel put me in your prayers
A lady in every sense of the word and at her age I think she's more than earned the right to decide when she's had enough, we only have to look at her to see she is gravely ill and not likely t live it out.....god bless for telling us you story Madam and thank you for being so brave.
I honestly feel guilty when I look at the medically ill wanting to die. And yet here I am young and healthy and I Consider suicide everyday. My kids are older and don't need me like they did. Guess more then anything I wish I had a soul mate. Someone to love.
Mrs. A. That's awesome advice. When I get down and feel discouraged, I remind myself of my beautiful children and how selfish it would be for me to end my life. I'm Bi-Polar and the mania is fun and I get so much done at first..... but then after I've been up a few days, I do a whole lot of nothing. And then the worst part of bi-polar is the crash into severe deep depression. It's horrible. Some say the higher you fly the farther you fall. And no that isn't referring to drugs. It's referring to the mania and depression of bi-polar. Even with medication, I still have the mood swings, they just aren't quite as severe. And I do believe that suicide is the ultimate act of selfishness. Thanks for reminding me of that. I appreciate it. I've been hurt so severely that I don't let people into my world and my brain and emotions. I tend to hide and isolate which leaves me very lonely and I feel so alone with no one to talk to and confide in. So again, I thank u for responding to me.
Lesley bailey if you knew how suicide leaves an indelible mark on the lives of those who love you, you would never think those thoughts again. If you have children, you have no right to take your own life , if you're healthy that is.
CAPELLASAMPIERE I do have kids which is why I would never take my life. Even though I have physical problems as well as emotional as I've been terribly hurt and abused my entire life. And it hurts so much inside sometimes. So I choose to help people which makes me happy and feel worthwhile. I have a service dog that I take into hospitals and nursing homes and just to see it brighten someone's day is amazing. That has been the best therapy I could ever have. Before I had kids, I did consider suicide. But after my birth parents did that to me and my siblings, we were all separated and put into foster care and I've not seen them since. So I do know what suicide does to people. It's the ultimate act of selfishness in my opinion. I guess I wasn't clear when I said I thought about suicide because I have but it was years ago. I have 4 beautiful kids and 3 amazing dogs too.
Lesley bailey ,You can have Jesus. For sure He loves you VERY MUCH. Do you know Him? Do you comprehend what Legal transaction He made for you out of His Love? In case you do not , let me explain this to you. God is not in a quest for control, RELIGION is. You do not have to join any religion to be Saved. All religions preach Salvation trough being good and other your own works. But it never will be good enough in eyes of God. YHWH is different he promised Salvation as a FREE GIFT. Let me explain the difference by using an example. God made His Law too and every one who breaks it is a "criminal"/sinner in His eyes Because you like ALL of us are criminal in the eyes of God, we broke all of His Commandment and you can`t undo them by your good works, it is done and it is on our account for the rest of our life. We may promise not to commit them again but this does not change that we deserve sentence for what we ALREADY done. In a justice of court you standing before a judge and you telling him yes i robbed a bank,and raped woman but i am sorry for that i did lots of good things as well please let me go. The judge will say ,what are you talking about? That is good you are sorry,you should be ,but i am representing the law and i would be an unjust judge if i let you just go. Crimes against God as well have to be punished. You cant bribe the judge by pointing what good you did because you playing the role of a judge justifying yourself. What would you think about a judge who let go of criminal who hurt your family? An unjust judge! Crimes have to be PUNISHED. You broke God`s Law you lied repeatedly ,so you are a LIAR. You probably stole something even as a child,so you are a THIEF. Bible says that if you looked at women or man with lust ,you already committed ADULTERY with this person in your heart. If you hated someone, the bible says that you are a MURDERER at heart. So we ALL are LYING THIEFS, MURDERERS and ADULTERERS at heart ,and this is happening every day.We CANT stop it, YHWH knows that.With God the same applies. God would be UNJUST judge if He just let us go. PAYMENT has to be made. YHWH says " ALL unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, SHALL have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone" He already told us what is the sentence. If In court of justice somebody will step out and tell the judge that he will pay your fine ,the judge CAN dismiss your case. Do you know what YHWH did to save ALL SINNERS "criminals" from the punishment? He is God and He made a Law for us. 2000 years ago GOD BECAME A HUMAN ,stepped in and PAYED OUR FINE, He took SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR YOUR SINS, that means GOD can LEGALLY DISMISS YOUR CASE and you can walk out CLEAN ,out of the Court Room, IT IS PAYED. And this is a PROMISE of YHWH. No other God can guarantee you that. So what you have to do, to be free from your punishment is repent and TRUST in JESUS, the One who ALREADY payed your fine by death. You have to accept the GIFT.If you will not, you WILL pay the punishment yourself, God will not accept a bribe of good works from you for your crimes. He is a JUST JUDGE. And Merciful Father, He provided escape for you. This is up to YOU if you will take the PAYMENT or not. This is a LEGAL TRANSACTION between you and YHWH. He will ask did you accepted or not.This is going to be the only question from Him to you. God loves you so much, do not lose hope,you can start new life with Him.He WILL fix it if you give Him a chance. I asked Him in 2006 and he CAME to may home 3 times ,spoke to me healed me and now i cant live without Jesus,my Best Friend May God bless your life.
What an intelligent, eloquent & beautiful, inspirational woman. We need to LISTEN to the educated & affected people of awful illnesses & give them such a basic human right - the right to choose when enough is enough & say goodbye on their own terms. I want this right for myself & my loved ones. I want this right for this lady.. my heart breaks watching this woman have to plead her case for a choice that should be her so her own. It's such an important yet very basic right that we all should have, yet government legislation's driven by religion & those who really have no understanding of the situation rule, & impose the restriction of CHOICE! Why should I not have, or anyone else have, the right to choose that I/you/they want to end their life & instead of embarking on a devastating & painful battle. If you have no fight left, the "rules" are that you must keep fighting. Ridiculous.I'm going to bring up the old "you can do it for your pets, but not for your human loved ones" argument.. why? If we have so much respect for life, why don't we for death? That's also a monumental & important part of a life story. I know I'd rather be remembered bowing out early whilst cognitive, happy & in control than resembling a person in incredible, pain, crying for relief or days/weeks living like the already dead. How traumatic for loved ones to witness not to mention the trauma the "victim" must experience. Although you have no family beautiful lady, I hope you do get your wish, & are surrounded by friends who love you. You are an inspiration for speaking up, & for tolerating the battle of fighting for your choice & right. Many choose the illegal option that is flagged with darkness.. "suicide", because they have no other option. Therefore they do it alone to avoid implicating loved ones in a "manslaughter" conviction. It shouldn't be like that.
I stand by this. Here in Australia, one of our huge campaigners for giving us our choice just lost his life. And he did it in a hospital, because that was the only way he could do it if he wanted to be with family & loved ones. He had his Nembutal, that would in Australia still mean being alone if he used it.. anyone near him would be prosecuted for manslaughter. He went to hospital & refused treatment. Thanks J for fighting so hard for us all. So much respect mate. He at least saw it through to Vol Euth being passed into lower parliament.. I think that's a huge achievement Much respect & love JF.. u did good
a family friend jumped out of his hospital window & committed suicide while hospitalized for cancer - he couldn't take the pain/discomfort any longer.. so what did hospitals do? make sure windows could only open so far...they are perpetuating evil in every sense of the word with Religion being the culprit..that is none of the Establishment's business.. our lives are our own to decide what we'll do with them..
Bec Fos Agree entirely with everything you said except for the comment about this lady having to plead her case. She said that she was expecting her end of life measures to take place the day after Thanksgiving....and that she would be surrounded by her close friends and her personal doctor of many years.
Please do NOT think about death until you've really found Jesus and his plan of salvation for every life which is to repent of the sins you have done, be baptized in Jesus' name, and letting Him feel you with the free gift of His Spirit by speaking in a tongue that He will give to you... please hear this! You can read this for yourself in the Bible, book of Acts chapter 2:38.
The biggest scientists in the world thought about death all the time otherwise we wouldn't have the meds we have now. He have to think how to stop or slow the death and not see it as a solution for a problem. Stay Strong! I'm always here if you need to talk
What a lovely and unique woman. Her abundant intellect combined with her pragmatism is a joy to behold. I do hope that she was able to enact her wishes as she described. With what appear to be her full faculties intact, no overt sign of depression or lack of affect, and a mindful and proactive approach, she embodies the common sense that should guide those who advocate for the right to die with dignity for themselves as well as others. It would be hard to find a more crystalline display of a sensible approach to MAID.
She was blessed to have lived a long live and had the choice to end her suffering my Daughter in law died of cancer at 30 she suffered at the end but fought so hard to stay for her kids. How wonderful it will be when the day comes that cancer can be cured.
Pamela Culp cancers can be cured already. But who makes money from fit and healthy people? ..... not the big pharmaceutical companies...they make it from the sick and dying...you’ll never get the cure that’s already there, it’s not worth the dollars it’s written on.
We don’t know if she is or not big I hope so to but while we are alive we don’t have to guess or hope Christ left the Bible so we can know for sure through our free will to accept or reject him biblical account on eternity I’m order to enter beach after death one must’ be born again Trust by faith that Jesus is God and he proved that by his virus birth his death burial and resurrection so if anyone belive that they will go to heaven for eternity right away after death
gowd sake Cool down, for heavens sake! There are other comment fields for discussing religion. No brawling here, show some respect in the waiting room of Death.
This is so moving...I'm an active attorney and grad from a top-20 law school, but this amazing lady seems far sharper and wittier than I can ever hope to be. I shouldn't have watched this at work...I'm walking around with tears in my eyes,
Bunky Armstrong when alot of people come closer to death, their clarity and intelligence seems to concentrate on the exact issues at hand, and for good reason.
Bunky Armstrong Education doesn't equal intelligence so obviously we can't proclaim wisdom, insight, wit etc.based on how much time we spend in a classroom. There's a huge genetic and cognitive component to intelligence (Thank God). The fact that you opened with your education and profession, we can see the mask you choose to wear. Please remember, one of the greatest indicators of intelligence is humility. Impress others with that first.
You are rare - an attorney with a soul!?! May God always be with you so your intellect, education and earthly wealth do not make you lose your soul, as it has done to many lawyers.
@Chris Mullan, you are correct in your observation about the lady. please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
We should have the right to decide when we die and when we've had enough. For another perspective, we choose when to end our pets' lives after all, and any true pet owner will agree they are just like humans and are family.
Gabby L I’m from Belgium and here you can end your life if you suffer too much, it’s very personal off course. But euthanasia is also for people with mental disorders. And That’s a good thing.
Gabby J excuse me? I love my animals very much, but if you've never had to make a decision about a loved one, a person, a life or death decision, and according to Drs base it on quality of life. Then you don't have a clue do you, you're just a paddling away using forks for ores. Bless your idiot heart, I know you meant well but the simple fact of the matter is families make quality of life decisions every minute of every day that results in the deaths of their loved ones. It is a practice of Drs to not go all out if the end result doesn't lead to a better quality of life, so the families are pressed to make decisions on their behalf, to " let them go" as it is better for them Same as it happens for your pet, except cost is deferred for people not animals you want to save them fork over the money otherwise put them down, with people if they can save your life and return you to some semblance of yourself then they do and worry about the cost later, but if your quality of life can not be improved or is severely lessened then they may just make you comfortable
In Italy it's illegal to kill a healthy dog or cat, so not in all countries people can chose when end the life of our pets . Most veterinarians wpuld never kill a dog only cause he has a lump ... They do if the dog or the cat is terminally ill and hopeless ... And in pain . Same thing should be applied to humans . Medicine is about healing , so someone who has stage one of cancer and wanna die should not be eligible for that . Someone like this lady who is obviously a step away from death is .
she looked and sounded really good for 82, as well as for having cancer. very well spoken
PlutoTheGod ...She said she devoted her life to developing her mind. She has a Ph.d. That means she is a doctor within her field of study. She appears as being a lively person. Not just well educated but able to articulate her situation and clear desire to end her life while she is able to leave feeling fortunate and ready to pass. Dignity is all anyone can ask for at the end of life. I'm glad she was able to make the choice.
Basically wants iv Dilaudid to get her thru. Or morphine. Or fentanyl. Or all. I don't blame her... one bit.
PlutoTheGod I thought so also!! I thought she was in her 60's...and just eaten away with cancer. I had an Aunt that looked much like her, and she was 65.
no it's ashame , when someone is so trully dissapointed she/he doesn't really wants death to finish , but it's the frustration it talks when she says she prefer death ,she can't think straight at all , the people are supporting this I just wanna ask :''where's your heart ?'' really? where did it go?
Mary Crystl Where's your heart? This lady is COMPLETELY with it, COMPLETELY in her right mind. She's tired of suffering and you think it's wrong of her to want a peaceful death before she gets worse, becomes even MORE dependent on people? She is not doing this because she is depressed and has given up on life! She is very sick, has suffered enough, has had a good life, fulfilled life and has made an educated decision about HER LIFE! She wants to go while she still has some dignity. I have been an RN 27 years and have witnessed some horrible deaths, my own mother being one. I understand why people want to do this and I can be compassionate towards them for making this choice and wish more people had this option. Wish it would have been available for my mom because she suffered horribly in the end. Absolutely ridiculous to say this dear woman is not in her right mind.........
she's so graceful and intelligent, I genuinely find her to be a breath of fresh air.
@Asa Olsen What's the success rate of that and not a bias study or he said she said. Cause ai know to retards that said they had cancer when they didn't
Asa Olsen your statement is ridiculous.
Oh Honey, Keep fighting!!!!!😍 I have breast cancer 😭 and I know what you're going through!!!!😑😑 We must keep our faith in GOD!!!!😘
@@joerotter2873 HOW COULD ANYONE LIE ABOUT HAVING CANCER?????😑😑😑 I HAVE BREAST CANCER 😭😷 AND IT'S HORRIBLE 😭!!!!!
And on what basis you've come to this conclusion??@Asa Olsen
Never would have thought she was 82. What a bright and brave woman.
Stunning even, amirite?
She looks 182
What a beautiful and brave lady😥
She sounds in her 80’s . My granma is 87 and mentally sound .
@@drk7031 Your mentally sound grandma should tell you that there is no possessive apostrophe for 80s.
Damn this lady has brains. Speaks professionally and better than 98% of people I know.
Is she alive now
She had PHd. Most people don't. That is the answer to you.
What a lovely sweet lady..🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
PhD or not she’s 82 with terminal cancer. My dad is 50 with stage 4 lung cancer and only had 4-5 rounds of chemo and is already bed ridden, unable to speak or express himself... this lady is strong
Not smart enough to know JESUS CHRIST. She will know there is an ALMIGHTY GOD the moment she dies.
Even she is sick she looks beautiful for 82
Rebecca love she's stunning.
I thought that - she looks strangely good for her age.
Most definitely. It goes to show that even when a person is faced with a terminal illness like she has the beauty still shines through. Very classy lady.
@piggypigpig wtf they are being honest
What are you talking about, she looks dead, dont be so patronizing
People who are alone should know that people like me are somewhere thinking about them and in a way, being with them.
What a beautiful comment
Winston Smith, That is Beautiful You have a good Soul.
Agreed Joy x
Child of God ..I'm sure somewhere someone cares. No one is ever alone. If they feel alone in real life, they can reach out to those who do care via this forum, or social media in general. I don't know you, but I hope that if you feel so alone, you share a little more/respond, so you can see that people.. even strangers, do care. There's lots of ppl out there that care even though they dont know someone personally. The human spirit can be extraordinarily awful, but on the flip side, very comforting and warm.. amazingly supportive and give you that extra oomph to combat tomorrow with some sass and support. X
Winston Smith A very thoughtful and sweet comment. Sincere. May the Universe Bless You.
My father recently passed of stage 4 metastatic melanoma. He was in horrible pain. It hurt him to even touch him slightly. He had a tumor the size of a cantaloupe in his stomach that was extremely prominent due to him being all skin & bones near the end. He was absolutely miserable. No matter how much morphine he was administered or how much ativan to calm him, he would moan in pain for hours until he passed out. Then he would wake & moan for hours again. I wish medical assistance in dying was available to him, he didn’t deserve to die that horrible death, no one does.
I'm so sorry for your loss and for the fact that your father went through that hell. I watched helplessly as my beloved mother suffered for a long time as she died of cancer. She's my soulmate and the whole experience messed me up very badly; this happened on Valentine's of 2013. You're correct, first and foremost, that no one deserves to die in such a horrific way, and secondly, their loved ones also shouldn't have to be witness to that torment.
My grandparents suffered similar fates with mesothelioma and diabetes. I wished the same for them at some points in time, it's should be available and free.
Aradia X I’m do sorry . I experienced this same with my mother recent
Aradia X, Im so sorry to read this! :-( Words cannot express... that's way too sad and unfair :-(
Aradia, very very sorry to hear your story. Everyone should be allowed to die with dignity - not to be suffering as your father did. He is in a better world now. I hope you are coping well after witnessing such suffering of a loved one. God bless!
She may have passed on, but she will always be alive here, in this video.
We all just witnessed an Angel speaking.
Scott Clouse , I wouldn’t call someone who denied the belief of God and the afterlife an “angel”.
@@ContactingTheDead that's the most fucked up comment I've read in a long time 🙄 Fuck religion
You pompous moron! How dare you put this lady down?! I would simply call herself sensible, and not a self-righteous imbecile like YOU
@@ContactingTheDead she didnt deny anything. She knows theres more out there after death than what we think we know while we are here on this earth. After leaving the order she clearly grew as a human being and expanded her mind and realized
No one on this earth has the right answer or the right God..
None of us could possibly have the answer..
Be good be kind and love...
Your comment sir is one of sarcasm and hate...
Towards someone who doesnt deserve it
She IS an angel
She always was one...
And this world was lucky enough to have her....
Sit down and go cry in a corner
Come back when you have something positive to add
@@ContactingTheDead so YOUR god, only, owns angles? Okayyy (eye roll)
I wish it were possible to adopt elderly people
God bless you, Sweetie!!!
Become a live in Carer
Work in assisted living homes.
she dead tho
What an amazing idea. My mother just went into long term care and there are people there who never get visitors and have no family.
Wish I could hug her.
Meg Hamer
yes same here i want to hug her so badly
Sad that she is alone. At least her friends have not abandoned her. Clearly a very good person. She needs a lot of hugs!
@Meg Hamer, please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
Me too 😢
Katherine Creamer how’s it going?😔my prayers go out to you❤️
I'm an introvert, I would've loved to talk to her all day. I love her. She has a beautiful mind. I wish more people are like her. God bless her soul.
Damn, she’s sharp for her age. In her age and illness, she’s still completely there and thinking for herself with clarity.
82? She looks young and she is so precious.
She did not. She looked older and sickly.
She is so precious .
She looks young? Are you kidding? My mum is 84 and healthy. She makes this woman look like a cadaver.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 lies!!!
😞
Teaching at 82, sharp as a tack in what is presumably her last interview & the presence of mind to understand the choices she has. More power to her! I really hope to achieve the same.
OMGNESS, @ 2:05 when she said I HAVE NO FAMILY broke my heart💔 into a million pieces.
HUGS FROM Canada🇨🇦❤
She was so incredibly intelligent. I wish I could have studied under her.
Such an incredible woman.
Prolonging life when you have a disabling/degenerative condition that cannot be reverted is pointless, but it take guts to make such a difficult decision. All my respect and admiration with this brave lady.
@Green Rose not if they don't want it.
I recently lost my dad suddenly. And now I’m having trouble accepting death is inevitable. These videos are comforting and knowing that we are not alone in the end.
Brain cancer took my beautiful mom. I miss her deeply.. No one should have to be in pain and suffering.I feel so bad that this woman has no loved ones. :-( She is so beautiful and strong..
my parents die from cancer too, my father bfrom brain. and i am just rrecovering from chemos. yes she is so beautiful and strong. i was not able even to talk while i was in treatments
She said she had no family but a close circle of special friends. I don't believe she had no loved ones.
I'm so sorry for you & your mum.. I feel it too. I lost my grandmother & partner from cancer. Both were very traumatic for them and us, loving and supporting them. And both of them would have gone sooner before it got so bad if they had that very basic right.
I agree, she is beautiful in every way possible. I would love to have known her and I would have loved to be able to comfort her in her last days. I have a feeling that she has probably comforted many people during her days. I bet she would have been someone whom every conversation was interesting, sincere and thought provoking.
Nikki.. agreed. She is a stunning representation of the best a human can be, what a beautiful & strong woman. An example for us all, and such a great advocate for choice lying with the individual and not the "law". Bless her. She speaks what the vast majority of us wants.. choice & control of your life path.. whether short or long term. All around.. this is an educated woman speaking her heart, which promotes giving people choices about how they continue.. or choose not to. Having the choice is the key here. I know someone who now has the tools & resources to make the choice.. and they live on today. Empowering ppl with the choice may actually save lives.
I could not tell that she was 82.. I would say 65 plus. And she speaks so well. God Bless her beautiful soul. I pray she went peacefully surrounded with friends.
Derrick Burgess When you are this sick ..it is hard to look at anyone and guess their age.Cancer is the Cruelest disease along with Alzhiemers and Dementia which at least with Cancer you get to say your goodbyes to loved ones and friends.
Just to clear this up Hospitals end our lives earlier now by starving the paitients and upping the morphine thank god...and they DO NOT TELL the families I know from personal experience here so no one has to worry ...they Starve you to death..no food water drips in your arems and overdose you on morphine. ..look out if you are in hospital and they put that velcro box on you VELCRO BOX = a Quick death..
Derrick Burgess The same I was very surprised hearing her age. I wouod.give her 65 max!
It's hard to tell age when someone is that sick - the overriding physical impression is of the sickness rather than of any particular age. I remember visiting a friend in the hospital a week before his death from cancer, and he looked decades older than he had a year before (he was only in his forties but he reminded me of an elderly man).
junbh2 They're saying she looked YOUNGER!
+LivinWithLyme Daily LOL, yes, and _I'm_ saying some people much younger than her look OLDER.
She sounds so alive and alert but yet she’s so close to death...God is shining through her and giving her strength in these moments.. wish I could have been there to give her company during her final days. When she mentioned “if I had a family member..” my heart broke for her. No one should have to die alone.
What a beautiful human being. Absolutely humble, graceful, intelligent and kind. It must’ve been an honor to know her.
Hats off to this courageous lady, 82 I can't belive, she looks so young, I wanted to hug her❤❤❤
What a beautiful woman. She's really given me peace.
srounds86 same. I’m fighting a panic attack and her voice is calming me
Wow, what an honest, intelligent and incredibly brave lady. I hope that i can face the end with such dignity. I hope she passed peacefully and pain free
Man she spoke so well she was razor sharp in the mind! What a lady!!
I could listen to her talk for ever. She is so graceful and very intelligent. She would be an incredible teacher to have!!! And a friend as well!!! Bless her.
I am so moved. She is a beautiful soul. She is able to articulate her thoughts and feelings so clearly and succinctly. I wish I had known her. God bless her.
well thats nice accordiong to your fucking delusion GOD did this to her nice huh ?
Jack Of all trades she's phenomenal. She's so beautiful....philosophy makes you beautiful.
@@gowdsake7103 shut up. Seriously. She said she was agnostic. That's all you need to know.
She was such an amazing and intellectual person. Spoke so vividly and composed. Brave indeed.
When she said she had no family to make the decision, that was so gut wrenching. Sharp as a tack, even though in her 80s. Cancer is so cruel.
what an admirable & humble lady may she rest in peace
She will. She clearly lived in peace with herself and she will be in peace after death
I could listen to her speak forever
It's sad not to have someone on your bedside when you're dying😢
Aisha Mah I know. I would want someone with me to hold my hand and pray.
Aisha Mah we all die alone
I would not want my family to watch me die TBH ....
I love that if she had a family she would have taken them into consideration. That's beautiful ❤️
I am guessing that this brave, dear lady is gone Home now. Our mother recently died at 95. We home cared her and would not have missed the opportunity to witness and love her, for anything. Every death is different. God bless you, sister.
@Cynthia Hawkins, please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
@@wisdompoints God keep you safe...
Katherine Creamer God Bless
God bless you.. I hope you are well
@@wisdompoints are you ok?
She’s like a rainbow 🌈 sweet energy an spirit well spoken an at peace she is a bundle of joy is such a empowerment of Courage an wisdom God has his hands on her.
She is very bright and especially well spoken
If an animal was this ill, we would show compassion and help them to pass on. Why are we so cruel to each other?
Because we need to protect the vulnerable who could be persuaded by nefarious relatives that their lives are not worth living.
@@martinacaffrey4411 these people who are ending their lives are terminally I'll, aka they have no chance of living. They are going to die no matter what. So they can suffer until the end or they can pass peacefully on their own terms.
That interviewer slow af he doesn't catch her exquisite humor: "I'm 82, my parents have died"
I think he restrained himself on the account of being polite on an off chance she was being serious.
I think she was just giving a realistic picture that her age does not permit her to have parents remaining at present, nor does she have a family of her own.
@@officeofqueenbee I get her sense of humour because my granpa was also pretty caustic, one time a beggar said "please, sir, I'm an orphan" he replied: "I'm also an orphan " (he was pushing 80 somethings)
She's a remarkable and lovely lady.I hope she went peacefully.
An amazing example of how beneficial it is to have these services so people can pass on with dignity and with their minds intact.
Such a sweet and lovely woman. I'm so sorry cancer took her. 😢 May she rest.....
My nanny died of cancer an I miss her so so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏😥😥.,and u are so bueitiful 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥❤❤❤❤❤❤
amazing bravery never met her but she'll be a part of me from now on
@frank Pasqua, everyone who watched this video understood she is brave. I listen to her and her personal decision. It gave me the courage not to entertain any fear in my own situation. I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage four and the doctor said I have just a few weeks to live. Please put me in your prayers to go to heaven when i die.
shes so strong at her age. So articulate, she have such a clear state of mind. Incredible person.
@Juan Ng, you are very correct in your observation. please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
What a precious angel. I wish I could give her a big hug ❤😢
My grandma is 83 and she still goes to the market all by herself with heavy bags.
What an amazing lady. God Bless her.
She just said she's agnostic, and that was probably the polite way of telling a religious Dr that she does not believe in God. And here you go bring up something stupid that she doesn't believe in. Where's the logic?
What a cow your beliefs say your gawd been an gawn an done this amen cletus and elly may and the piggy
I do believe it is a personal decision and that we humans should be able to die with dignity and grace. In Denmark they also allow assistance for dying if you have a mental illness which is incurable as of yet. Ending suffering . You wouldn't let your beloved pet suffer so we shouldn't let humans suffer either. She passed with dignity as that was her wishes. God Bless
Nice. I wish my place have it legal too...
I personally feel that mental illness is as valid a reason for this choice as ANY
God bless you, lovely lady, your voice is so peaceful and tender.
@Sergeant Rock, you are very correct in your observation. I listen to her and her personal decision. It gave me the courage not to entertain any fear in my own situation. I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage four and the doctor said I have just a few weeks to live. Please put me in your prayers to go to heaven when i die.
She doesn’t sound like an 82 years old woman and despite the physical chemo effect, she still look young for her age.
My biggest fear is not dying but dying alone....
Why?
Why so?
Kala Stephen
The OP comment was a year ago but i have the same fear. It is because your last moments dying alone there is no one there to talk or hold or say goodbye. When i die i hope to hold the hands of the people i love one last time. If you are alone you have no one
The reality is that everyone dies alone. You may have people around you but you are still alone with the experience of dying - it is something that's impossible to share
You have yourself. You’re never alone! It’s made out to seem bad, but that’s other people’s points of view of you. There is nothing to fear about having yourself! Embrace it! Otherwise you may just accept the company of anyone...just so you’re not ‘alone’.
I'm 55 and in terrible health. Chronic pain, thyroid disease, horrible dental issues I can't fix that are giving me more pain and I'm not able to eat normal. Lost my ability to drive which I loved, walk unaided, sing along to my favorite songs, Help other people, clean my house, assemble furniture, knit, write, or to go outside in the sunshine soaking up the warmth. I miss taking care of my pets and playing with them. I tried getting a doctor to come to my place to give me my meds as it's too difficult to travel anymore. I used to play piano. I used to be this happy go lucky person and very independent. I liked helping as many people as I could but I can barely help myself. I'm on disability. Losing manual dexterity. Muscle. It's hard to accept not being able to do those simple things. I was always able to rough it. I had the physical strength to do many things.When you have your health that in itself is a cause to rejoice. Your health is a blessing. I never cared about money or material things. I'm lamenting the days when I was able bodied, not in pain or disabled. I believe in God and accepted Jesus as my Saviour real young. I know when a Christian dies they are immediately with the Lord. The Bible says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. God has seen me through many tough times. I'm not perfect but I ask the Lord to forgive me. I can only lean on Jesus to bring me through every day. When you're young and feeling physically strong you can take it for granted. I know many times I have. I remember when people would say to count your blessings but I never understood that because I was okay in my health. It's when your health gets so bad that you finally realize what really does matter. I wished I'd really appreciated the many blessings I had and thanked God more often and with sincerity. I wouldn't want anyone to experience what things I'm going through. Cherish your health while you have it. Take good care of your bodies by eating healthy, exercise and staying fit so you can do things you love. I wish I could back up the clock to 2012. I was doing good. I didn't have alot of money but I could handle that. I was able to get by on very little and I was content and very happy. I live with someone because I can't live on my own anymore. I have to depend on others for help. That's hard to do since I could do for myself. You feel like life's just passing you by. You see others doing what you used to do and it bothers you. You wish you'd been born with the disability so you that's all you've known and grown up to adapt to doing things. It's a whole new ball game though when you lose capabilities and you're going downhill. Please don't take anything for granted. If you're able to drive, walk, eat normal and not in pain give thanks to God. If you find yourself grumbling and complaining about trivial matters, realize and be thankful for all the many things you're able to do. So many are suffering debilitating illnesses and disabilities and their quality of life isn't living but they're really just existing. If it comes my time I just want to be in a comfortable warm bed with adequate pain medication and given that medicine they use to anesthesize you where you just fall asleep and you feel no pain or discomfort, just peace. I hope anyone hurting so bad from a terminal illness that you are receiving compassionate care from people who really do care about you. I hope you have family and friends for support and most of all that you accept Jesus as your Saviour and make him #1 in your life. I want everyone to be saved and have that close relationship with God and that you will have eternal life which God promises in John 3:16. If you died in an accident at least you know you'll be with God eternally in no more pain, no sorrow. God loves us and gave his only Son to take our sin away. We needed a Saviour and God provided a way for us to be redeemed and have our sins forgiven so we could have that assurance of knowing that when we die here on Earth, that's not the end but a wonderful beginning to spending eternity in heaven in joy, no more sorrow, no pain or sickness. God will give us new bodies. There's going to animals there and it will be beautiful. Surrounded with love, happiness and God's beautiful place for us. I hope anyone reading this will accept the fact that God loves you and whatever bad stuff you did in the past or present, He will forgive you if you ask. The Lord desires a relationship with you as any loving father would. You don't have to clean up your life before coming to God. He already accepts you as you are and will do a mighty work in your life. He knows all things about you and can make your life beautiful again. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us He has a good plan for your life if you just trust Him.
jn wd Hello, God continue to bless you I pray.
Praise the Lord
Thank you. ....
God can give this lady and / or anyone a witness when we pray. HE LIVES, HE LOVES .
Donna Franks thank you Donna. God bless and watch over you too.
Thank you for sharing. Very good advice to give. I have chronic illness also and I understand grieving all the things you can't do anymore. I strongly believe we still can teach and help others, in whatever capacity left to us, and you did that today. God bless. 💗
Tandi Caldwell Hello Tandi. I'm sorry to hear about your illness. I hope whatever it is you are dealing with that you're getting proper and enough adequate help to have some good quality of life. I mean with me situation and the stuff that's wrong, if only like my teeth were still in great shape but had to live the rest of my life in wheelchair and from there see about taking care of one thing at time like my Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and the nodules, then my forward slipped disks and bulging disks in my lower back crushing my nerves causing pain all in my lower extremities and then tackling the radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Basically, being able to eat well, getting proper pain management going on the rest or if I needed surgery I'd consider it.
I'm saying I know I could still enjoy life if my teeth were the one thing that wasn't messed up. I miss diving into a huge steak or salad, munching on chips, that good healthy Raisen Nut Cluster cereals, hot wings, I'm torturing myself by writing this stuff but you know.....I'm mean of course if I had my druthers I'd want 100% health but if I was wheelchair bound, needing pain management, seeing how much was fixable I'd try. Having to get around by wheelchair on pain meds but having good dental would up my quality pretty close to perfect considering everything. I'd be able to go places and get out of this room. I wouldn't be a "shut-in." I mean it's not like I had any plans to conquer Mt. Everest. Life would be great again. I could eat normal, build up my upper body strength, be more independent. Play piano, I would do one of my favorite things by going off somewhere by myself in my different wheels and put my favorite songs on my cd player and sing away like I use to ....just rock out without a care in the world. I could do whatever crafts I liked doing. See about going back to work again, I could do laundry, Yay!. Go see my kids and visit them at with work. Basically, I'd be really living again, I say that with all sincerity. That small bump up a notch would be like heaven to me. I could help people and animals, I wouldn't be down in the dumps. My normal personality was I loved laughing, joking around, making others laugh just being my crazy self. I had a blithe spirit and was able to easily let things go, I didn't hold grudges and basically was pretty laid back, easy going, I wanted to get along with everybody. If only that possibility was doable I'd do it. Thanks for your kind words. God bless you too and fill your heart with hope every day. That would be great to have your situation improve. I hope it does~take it easy :-)
jn wd Thank you for your kind words! I believe I was meant to read them. I have Hashimoto's as well and understand the debillitating fatigue and effects it has on our body. I have Dysautonomia, (a form called Pots or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). It is a disorder of the autonomic system that controls blood pressure, breathing, heart rate and body temperature. There is no cure but just managing of symptoms. I can't go outside or I overheat and dehydrate, and I run IVs myself at home. Occasionally I have real good days and can go places without fainting! I have 3 children ages 24, 23 and 17, as my disorder didn't get bad until the third pregnancy. I wanted that little boy though, and couldn't dream of abortion as suggested. It was worth losing my health. I think about my condition worsening, and that is scary. But I try to stay in the moment and appreciate the little things. Thank you for replying. I am on Facebook and Instagram under the same name. Hang in there!! 💗💗💗💗
A pillar of strength, courage, and beauty. Going out on her own terms. Going out like a soldier. May the Good Lord Bless her. ❤
Crying buckets....watching and listening to this amazing, courageous, lady. So graceful even in suffering. May she rest in heavenly peace. God bless from Liverpool, England.
God bless her! Such an intelligent woman🙏❤
What a beautiful woman .. I so admire her and hope I end my days with the same dignity as her... RIP precious lady!
She’s beautiful. ♥️
@Rachel Berens, inside she is, good things do not stay instead the bad ones stay. cancer is bad, I am battling with cancer of the lungs at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. Please Rachel put me in your prayers
At that age she is , well spoken, smarts Beautiful, Thank for ur story God bless
Bless this precious soul😢
A lady in every sense of the word and at her age I think she's more than earned the right to decide when she's had enough, we only have to look at her to see she is gravely ill and not likely t live it out.....god bless for telling us you story Madam and thank you for being so brave.
I am so moved after watching this.What an intelligent articulate lady.i hope she had a peaceful passing.
God bless this beautiful Lady! An angel for sure!
Such a beautiful soul! I hope I can face that point in my life with the grace this woman did!
What a beautiful human being.
Blessing and peace to this beautiful soul.
she is no longer in pain
I honestly feel guilty when I look at the medically ill wanting to die. And yet here I am young and healthy and I
Consider suicide everyday. My kids are older and don't need me like they did. Guess more then anything I wish I had a soul mate. Someone to love.
Lesley bailey love your kids .
Mrs. A. That's awesome advice. When I get down and feel discouraged, I remind myself of my beautiful children and how selfish it would be for me to end my life. I'm Bi-Polar and the mania is fun and I get so much done at first..... but then after I've been up a few days, I do a whole lot of nothing. And then the worst part of bi-polar is the crash into severe deep depression. It's horrible. Some say the higher you fly the farther you fall. And no that isn't referring to drugs. It's referring to the mania and depression of bi-polar. Even with medication, I still have the mood swings, they just aren't quite as severe. And I do believe that suicide is the ultimate act of selfishness. Thanks for reminding me of that. I appreciate it. I've been hurt so severely that I don't let people into my world and my brain and emotions. I tend to hide and isolate which leaves me very lonely and I feel so alone with no one to talk to and confide in. So again, I thank u for responding to me.
Lesley bailey if you knew how suicide leaves an indelible mark on the lives of those who love you, you would never think those thoughts again. If you have children, you have no right to take your own life , if you're healthy that is.
CAPELLASAMPIERE I do have kids which is why I would never take my life. Even though I have physical problems as well as emotional as I've been terribly hurt and abused my entire life. And it hurts so much inside sometimes. So I choose to help people which makes me happy and feel worthwhile. I have a service dog that I take into hospitals and nursing homes and just to see it brighten someone's day is amazing. That has been the best therapy I could ever have. Before I had kids, I did consider suicide. But after my birth parents did that to me and my siblings, we were all separated and put into foster care and I've not seen them since. So I do know what suicide does to people. It's the ultimate act of selfishness in my opinion. I guess I wasn't clear when I said I thought about suicide because I have but it was years ago. I have 4 beautiful kids and 3 amazing dogs too.
Lesley bailey ,You can have Jesus. For sure He loves you VERY MUCH. Do you know Him?
Do you comprehend what Legal transaction He made for you out of His Love? In case you do not ,
let me explain this to you.
God is not in a quest for control, RELIGION is. You do not have to join any religion to be Saved. All religions preach Salvation trough being good and other your own works. But it never will be good enough in eyes of
God. YHWH is different he promised Salvation as a FREE GIFT. Let me explain the difference by using an example.
God made His Law too and every one who breaks it is a "criminal"/sinner in His eyes Because you like ALL of us are criminal in the eyes of God, we broke all of His Commandment and you can`t undo them by your good
works, it is done and it is on our account for the rest of our life. We may promise not to commit them again but this does not change that we deserve sentence for what we ALREADY done.
In a justice of court you standing before a judge and you telling him yes i robbed a bank,and raped woman but i am sorry for that i did lots of good things as well please let me go. The judge will say ,what are you talking about? That is good you are sorry,you should be ,but i am representing the law and i would be an unjust judge if i let you just
go.
Crimes against God as well have to be punished. You cant bribe the judge by pointing what good you did because you playing the role of a judge justifying yourself. What would you think about a judge who let go of
criminal who hurt your family? An unjust judge! Crimes have to be PUNISHED.
You broke God`s Law you lied repeatedly ,so you are a LIAR.
You probably stole something even as a child,so you are a THIEF.
Bible says that if you looked at women or man with lust ,you already committed
ADULTERY with this person in your heart.
If you hated someone, the bible says that you are a MURDERER at heart.
So we ALL are LYING THIEFS, MURDERERS and ADULTERERS at heart ,and this is happening every day.We CANT stop it, YHWH knows that.With God the same applies. God would be UNJUST judge if He just let us go. PAYMENT has to be made.
YHWH says " ALL unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, SHALL have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone" He already told us what is the sentence.
If In court of justice somebody will step out and tell the judge that he will pay your fine ,the judge CAN dismiss your case.
Do you know what YHWH did to save ALL SINNERS "criminals" from the punishment? He is God and He made a Law for us. 2000 years ago GOD BECAME A HUMAN ,stepped in and PAYED OUR FINE, He took SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR YOUR SINS, that means GOD can LEGALLY DISMISS YOUR CASE and you can walk out CLEAN ,out of the Court Room, IT IS PAYED. And this is a PROMISE of YHWH.
No other God can guarantee you that.
So what you have to do, to be free from your punishment is repent and TRUST in JESUS, the One who ALREADY payed your fine by death. You have to accept the GIFT.If you will not, you WILL pay the punishment yourself, God will not accept a bribe of good works from you for your crimes. He is a JUST
JUDGE. And Merciful Father, He provided escape for you. This is up to YOU if you will take the PAYMENT or not. This is a LEGAL TRANSACTION between you and YHWH. He will ask did you accepted or not.This is going to be the only question from Him to you.
God loves you so much, do not lose hope,you can start new life with Him.He WILL fix it if you give Him a chance. I asked Him in 2006 and he CAME to may home 3 times ,spoke to me healed me and now i cant live without Jesus,my Best Friend
May God bless your life.
I'm sure she impacted many lives through her own journey. Such an eloquent and graceful woman, until the end.
Very beautiful and sad story and most of all what a brave woman.
What a brave, beautiful woman.
What an intelligent, eloquent & beautiful, inspirational woman. We need to LISTEN to the educated & affected people of awful illnesses & give them such a basic human right - the right to choose when enough is enough & say goodbye on their own terms. I want this right for myself & my loved ones. I want this right for this lady.. my heart breaks watching this woman have to plead her case for a choice that should be her so her own. It's such an important yet very basic right that we all should have, yet government legislation's driven by religion & those who really have no understanding of the situation rule, & impose the restriction of CHOICE! Why should I not have, or anyone else have, the right to choose that I/you/they want to end their life & instead of embarking on a devastating & painful battle. If you have no fight left, the "rules" are that you must keep fighting. Ridiculous.I'm going to bring up the old "you can do it for your pets, but not for your human loved ones" argument.. why? If we have so much respect for life, why don't we for death? That's also a monumental & important part of a life story. I know I'd rather be remembered bowing out early whilst cognitive, happy & in control than resembling a person in incredible, pain, crying for relief or days/weeks living like the already dead. How traumatic for loved ones to witness not to mention the trauma the "victim" must experience. Although you have no family beautiful lady, I hope you do get your wish, & are surrounded by friends who love you. You are an inspiration for speaking up, & for tolerating the battle of fighting for your choice & right. Many choose the illegal option that is flagged with darkness.. "suicide", because they have no other option. Therefore they do it alone to avoid implicating loved ones in a "manslaughter" conviction. It shouldn't be like that.
I stand by this. Here in Australia, one of our huge campaigners for giving us our choice just lost his life. And he did it in a hospital, because that was the only way he could do it if he wanted to be with family & loved ones. He had his Nembutal, that would in Australia still mean being alone if he used it.. anyone near him would be prosecuted for manslaughter. He went to hospital & refused treatment. Thanks J for fighting so hard for us all. So much respect mate. He at least saw it through to Vol Euth being passed into lower parliament.. I think that's a huge achievement Much respect & love JF.. u did good
a family friend jumped out of his hospital window & committed suicide while hospitalized for cancer - he couldn't take the pain/discomfort any longer.. so what did hospitals do? make sure windows could only open so far...they are perpetuating evil in every sense of the word with Religion being the culprit..that is none of the Establishment's business.. our lives are our own to decide what we'll do with them..
Bec Fos Agree entirely with everything you said except for the comment about this lady having to plead her case. She said that she was expecting her end of life measures to take place the day after Thanksgiving....and that she would be surrounded by her close friends and her personal doctor of many years.
she looked younger than 82
in some way chemos made look you yonger for few days. it happened to me. eventhought i was too pale
Her voice seemed younger also.
Grab Myass I was thinking the same thing...despite all she has been through, she is spry and looks amazing.
Linda Jane me too! I had what they called the chemo glow. God bless this lady
Wow She doesn't look 82 nor act like 82, even with cancer and underweight. God bless rip
This lady is beautiful and someone for us all to look and learn from.
Sad. I think about death a lot even though I'm young.
Lynn Love ,I too think way too much about my death
Same, even though I'm somewhere between you and her in age, I'd bet. I've been a bit obsessed ever since I was maybe 10 or so?
Please do NOT think about death until you've really found Jesus and his plan of salvation for every life which is to repent of the sins you have done, be baptized in Jesus' name, and letting Him feel you with the free gift of His Spirit by speaking in a tongue that He will give to you... please hear this! You can read this for yourself in the Bible, book of Acts chapter 2:38.
mosiahbh4 AMEN!!
The biggest scientists in the world thought about death all the time otherwise we wouldn't have the meds we have now. He have to think how to stop or slow the death and not see it as a solution for a problem. Stay Strong! I'm always here if you need to talk
What a beautiful soul, and mind. Her clarity and vision is astounding.
Such an amazing lady, an inspiration in every way. Intelligent, poised, beautiful.
Bless her.
God bless you ..what a beautiful lady
Bless this lady ❤❤🙏
I pray she finally found her peace in the end.
What a lovely and unique woman. Her abundant intellect combined with her pragmatism is a joy to behold. I do hope that she was able to enact her wishes as she described. With what appear to be her full faculties intact, no overt sign of depression or lack of affect, and a mindful and proactive approach, she embodies the common sense that should guide those who advocate for the right to die with dignity for themselves as well as others. It would be hard to find a more crystalline display of a sensible approach to MAID.
SonofGalahad Exactly
She was blessed to have lived a long live and had the choice to end her suffering my Daughter in law died of cancer at 30 she suffered at the end but fought so hard to stay for her kids. How wonderful it will be when the day comes that cancer can be cured.
Pamela Culp cancers can be cured already. But who makes money from fit and healthy people? ..... not the big pharmaceutical companies...they make it from the sick and dying...you’ll never get the cure that’s already there, it’s not worth the dollars it’s written on.
Mam how old are the kids, who is looking after them??? , i m 36 really worried abt my kids, i m not well for few months, weightloss upto 10kgs
Bless this sweet angel, i hope you're resting in paradise. ❤
We don’t know if she is or not big I hope so to but while we are alive we don’t have to guess or hope
Christ left the Bible so we can know for sure through our free will to accept or reject him biblical account on eternity
I’m order to enter beach after death one must’ be born again Trust by faith that Jesus is God and he proved that by his virus birth his death burial and resurrection so if anyone belive that they will go to heaven for eternity right away after death
God Bless that Brave woman
Such a beautiful soul.
Bitch according to your delusional shit your god did this to her suck that up !
gowd sake Cool down, for heavens sake! There are other comment fields for discussing religion. No brawling here, show some respect in the waiting room of Death.
This is so moving...I'm an active attorney and grad from a top-20 law school, but this amazing lady seems far sharper and wittier than I can ever hope to be. I shouldn't have watched this at work...I'm walking around with tears in my eyes,
Bunky Armstrong when alot of people come closer to death, their clarity and intelligence seems to concentrate on the exact issues at hand, and for good reason.
Bunky Armstrong Education doesn't equal intelligence so obviously we can't proclaim wisdom, insight, wit etc.based on how much time we spend in a classroom. There's a huge genetic and cognitive component to intelligence (Thank God). The fact that you opened with your education and profession, we can see the mask you choose to wear. Please remember, one of the greatest indicators of intelligence is humility. Impress others with that first.
Bunky Armstrong I can tell from your photo you've a powerful mind there😊
Val Ouimette Interesting that she wanted only a hospital gown and for things to be as simple as possible. She exudes humility.
You are rare - an attorney with a soul!?! May God always be with you so your intellect, education and earthly wealth do not make you lose your soul, as it has done to many lawyers.
What a special woman, I'm sad that she's gone.
the clock ticking in the background is scary, knowing that the time for her is nearing to the end.
She’s admirable and clearly learned everything about life !
such a strong lady, bless her.
@Chris Mullan, you are correct in your observation about the lady. please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
what a beautiful discussion. Great relational skills by the doctor, and wow what an intelligent and elegant woman.
What a wonderful woman.
A true angel. My heart breaks for her. Hugs to an amazing woman.
please put me in your prayers as well. I am battling with lungs cancer at stage 4 and the doctor said i have a few weeks to live. I wish I can live again,
Katherine Creamer hugs dear. In my prayers for sure.
GOD BLESS THIS WOMAN
What a beautiful soul ❤️🙏
I want it as simple and small as possible. - bless her heart, what a lovely lady
We should have the right to decide when we die and when we've had enough. For another perspective, we choose when to end our pets' lives after all, and any true pet owner will agree they are just like humans and are family.
Gabby L I’m from Belgium and here you can end your life if you suffer too much, it’s very personal off course. But euthanasia is also for people with mental disorders. And That’s a good thing.
Very true.
Gabby J excuse me? I love my animals very much, but if you've never had to make a decision about a loved one, a person, a life or death decision, and according to Drs base it on quality of life.
Then you don't have a clue do you, you're just a paddling away using forks for ores.
Bless your idiot heart, I know you meant well but the simple fact of the matter is families make quality of life decisions every minute of every day that results in the deaths of their loved ones. It is a practice of Drs to not go all out if the end result doesn't lead to a better quality of life, so the families are pressed to make decisions on their behalf, to " let them go" as it is better for them
Same as it happens for your pet, except cost is deferred for people not animals you want to save them fork over the money otherwise put them down, with people if they can save your life and return you to some semblance of yourself then they do and worry about the cost later, but if your quality of life can not be improved or is severely lessened then they may just make you comfortable
In Italy it's illegal to kill a healthy dog or cat, so not in all countries people can chose when end the life of our pets . Most veterinarians wpuld never kill a dog only cause he has a lump ... They do if the dog or the cat is terminally ill and hopeless ... And in pain . Same thing should be applied to humans . Medicine is about healing , so someone who has stage one of cancer and wanna die should not be eligible for that . Someone like this lady who is obviously a step away from death is .
Think about how much better this world would be if we did that.
God bless you ma. Rest in peace.
It's really nice that all the comments I read were filled with love❤
Im so glad I got to see this and listen to this lovely lady speak. When my time comes I hope I have the same dignity and grace as her. ❤