[BeyondBewildered]

Thanks for the condolences, it was really sad and sudden. I honestly thought he would wake up feeling better this morning. Sorry about your losses as well, aspiring.

It's true that people often change their mind about their wishes. I was just discussing it with my husband, about how if I looked like that, I'd want the power to end it all. But then I thought, maybe it would be worth it to be in pain for one more day, if it meant spending one more day with my family. I can't really draw a line now for my family to use in the future. It sucks; I don't want to be trapped in pain without a way to communicate. My friend's mother just decided to take herself off of life support. She struggled for 4 hours before suffocating. I would rather just be euthanized like a dog.

I'm sorry if my posts about abortion sound hostile. I try really hard to keep it civil, but it's touchy for me. It drives me up a wall when people (especially men) want to grant human rights at conception and chastise those who get abortions for not using birth control properly, when birth control itself can likely cause pregnancies to terminate after conception. It's the dirty little secret of the pill. It was very difficult for me to get my doctor to explain it to me clearly. I didn't understand why the pamplet talked about preventing implantation if it prevented fertilization in the first place. For those interested, taking the pill within the same 3 hours every day keeps you from ovulating most effectively. The combo pills are better in that respect as well. Unfortunatly, stopping ovulation is no longer suitable for me. There are people that feel my IUD is murder and should be made illegal with abortion. That is pretty terrifying from my perspective.