Euthanasia, Death and General Anesthetics.

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Bill Walker

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OK to start with, this is not a thread about getting rid of @Blue Mist or WW anybody else.
I was thinking about this last night. I dont know how many have had a GA but its fucking wonderfull, I'm not surprised Michael fucking Jackson had one every night. You attempt to count to 10, you get to about 3 and thats it, you conk out, into the complete void of nothingness. You dont dream, there is quite simply, nothing, like I imagine being dead. Its not like sleeping, nothing wakes you up, you dont struggle to go to sleep, you dont need a piss etc etc.

Anyway, Im getting on a bit now, 68, I dont know how long Im here but if I ever get some shite illness, and its terminal, Id love to be given a GA, put me to sleep please, once you go under theres no more problems, quandaries', relationships, aches and pains, doctors visits, money to worry about. Its all over rover. Your endless sleep.
I really dont want to go through weeks/months of chemo, hospitals, doctors, feeling sick and knowing the end is nigh. I dont want to think about death. Just put me to sleep.

We do this to dogs and cats, why the fuck should they get an easy way out and we cant ?

Although slightly unrelated......Just in case there are newcomers who never saw my Death Clock thread you can get get an approximate time of death here.

The Death Clock: Calculate When Will I Die? (death-clock.org)
 
As above. Did the same with my mum and I certainly wouldn't want to be a burden on my family, not that my mum was but......We are going to face the inevitable at some time. I had an op for a double hernia and was anesthetised, never knew a thing about the op till I woke up with the effects of an almighty hangover....that's the way I want to go.
 
I think most people who have no ethical or religious concerns are in favour. My dad had 5 years of hell due to numerous strokes, and my mum 2 years of on/off hospitalisation where her life was just pain, I think they would have both taken the option had it been available.

I understand the arguments against it, in particular the argument that unscrupulous people could use it as a way of speeding up inheritance etc, but there are ways to prevent this happening
 
On the death clock, I'd like to think that is pessimistic as I'm in reasonable health, not too overweight and in my mid 50's, however I'm due to pop off on my school friends birthday when I'm 67
 
After nursing terminally ill cancer patients, doing live in care for dementia patients and seeing the pain and suffering of both the patient and loved ones; I’ve thought about this a lot.
If I get any kind of diagnosis like that I’ll have a dream holiday then when back home I’ll go out into the garden one night with my City top on, headphones and favourite music, a VERY good bottle of whisky and a sharp knife. I wouldn’t do it inside because the mess your body leaves once all the muscles let go isn’t pretty for the poor bugger who has to clean it up (been there done that).
Depressing start to the day but interesting conversation…..
 
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