To think we should have the right to die

[sirlee66]

If my dog was, God forbid, hit by a car or became terminal and there was no way she would get better, She'd get out down. It would be the kindest thing for her

I recently lost my Grandad. He had dementia and developed some other complications. We weren't close but it was still sad to see someone I once knew as so strong become so very frail. It was incredibly hard on my poor Mum.

Towards the end he was very ill. I wouldn't let my dog suffer in the way he did.

I don't know. I have very mixed emotions about it at the minute. I don't know what to think.

Is it unreasonable to want 'dieing with dignity' to be legal in the UK?

Sorry - I won't let my kids go through that so I will put things in place - and I would like a law to help me to do so - a plan to enable me to end my own life.

My mother told the doctor that she wanted to die and would take all her pills. The consequence was a "Safeguarding Issue" was raised and he wouldonly prescribe if a safe/locable cupboard was installed and the really dangerous drugs were administered by the district nurse.

She now has dementia quite badly so is unable to act on her wishes.

Totally agree with you op.

I saw my grandfather die slowly over three days. Crying for help the whole time.

The doctors were lovely but refused to increase his pain meds or sedate him further. If they had the drugs could have been the thing that ended his life instead of the disease.
Seriously what was the point of his extra two days on this planet wracked with pain?

He had dementia and couldn’t have consented to be euthanised at that point. His decline into dementia occurred over 5 years, only a year into it he started to talk about ending his life (and he meant it). In his final year he stopped talking.

Every member of my family supports assisted dying.