Debbie Purdy died yesterday. She was a leading Right to Die campaigner who successfully got the law defined about Assisted Suicide.http://www.scotsman.com/mobile/news/health/right-to-die-campaigner-debbie-purdy-passes-

Earlier this year, we talked here about Tania Clarence who killed her three children. Each child had Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Now Mrs Clarence has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

I find this very moving and hope that teachingsick won't mind that I'm linking to it here.

This very tasteless userpic leads me to ( cut for mention of death )

Two weeks ago the ME/CFS/Lyme community in Australia lost one of its members and an advocate, Theda.

Her funeral was yesterday.

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What do you think or feel about this blog post about palliative care?

I learned a lot from this blog post.

Death may come on a surfboard but it doesn't come cheap.

I'm in the process of sorting out arrangements for the end of my life. Not wanting to end my life and hoping it won't end for many years to come, but wanting to have the formal stuff in place. Tell you what, I highly recommend doing this while sane. ( cut for possible triggers )