Welcome to 2020. I know I am way late on publishing anything but there are reasons. Might not tell you any of them, but I have had various physical setbacks. Now, let us begin with today's topic of choice, Suicide. Next to saying " I have the Corona Virus" this single word has a magical power of its own. For example, your doctor could be going over the same old routine questions he asks you every time, half asleep, and you answer yes to the suicidal thoughts question and WOW, he is wide awake with a look of OMG, someone said yes. This word or saying yes has now opened a proverbial can of worms that, for the most part, they have no idea about. They either switch to a whole new set of questions or ask if you NEED to talk to someone. Now bear with me as I try and explain my thoughts on this present day system. At todays appointment, the Dr left the room to read my chart and figure out an antibiotic. I guess she read a lot because first words out of her mouth were " you have considered suicide?" Now the fun began. "Sure, but its not going to happen". She than began to try and explain how bad it was when I stopped her and said "let me ask you a few questions". I toss out this to begin, 35 y/o woman, business career, gets pregnant on accident and demands an abortion. She is looking at me funny now. In my opinion, once there is a heartbeat, that is a living human. MY OPINION. Yet, she can visit a Dr and have this living human executed and no one says shit to her. Happens every day, according to Google, 1700 times. I used 2016 data. This child, with no voice and no chance is eliminated, all for the egg donors pleasure. No medical reason, just plain old selfishness. You get the point. A slightly different take is the family pet. You have had rover for 13 great years but now he just can't keep up and has problems. What do we as Americans do? We say goodbye and put him into an eternal sleep. He is happy now and has no pain. Not the easiest thing to do. I have done it once and it hurt. So, back to the human issue. I recognize that some people are mentally ill and could have their lives changed by medication and go on to live full productive lives. Some others do it or attempt it to draw attention to themselves. Again, more than likely, this person could be helped. But what about the person who has lived , in their opinion, a full life and now life is no longer fun due to a body that has quit on them or a disease like Alzheimer's that will slowly suck the life out of them? I know of a person who reached that point. Got tired of being a human that couldn't take care of his basic needs. How was he wrong in deciding his own fate? Is it wrong for us as humans to want an option on how it ends? When your body begins to stop working as designed, what can you do? If you are lucky, you have a spouse or child willing to help you get through these times until nature says its over. But, what if you don't? What if there is no one there for you? I suppose if you were well off you would have money and group of strangers could take of you till you pass. If you are poor???? No family???? What do you do? Uncle Sam ain't gonna help ya. More than likely, you will end up homeless and die on the streets somewhere. Not a way I would want to go! We have control over whether we give birth or not, so why don't we have control over when we think it is time to go??? I think it makes sense. I also think that Dr's need more training if they are going to question a grown,sane person on their right to die.
