Which is better?
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For whom? One who dies or for those who left behind?
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For whom? One who dies or for those who left behind?
v. good question !!! in both the cases i have observed slow death is painful for both the parties....
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Which is better?
Are you asking it from health & fitness point of view?
Otherwise we may need it in cafe
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v. good question !!! in both the cases i have observed slow death is painful for both the parties....
Yes exactly. But premature sudden death is really tragic for the kins and kith of the deceased. For the last 3 years I have been looking after an elderly person here who is suffering from acute arthritis which has limited to his movement - he used to lay in his bed except for toilet needs and could only walk up to the toiled in about 10-15 minutes for a distance of only 4-5 yards with the help of the hand rails fixed to the walls. But now even it had been an uphill task for him and he had been falling quite frequently. The carer used to come 3 times a day and from evening till morning I was with him. He fell down very badly early February and was taken to hospital and from there had been moved to a nursing home. He is 76 years of age.
I visit him in the nursing home and I can not describe the poor conditions and the atmosphere of the elderly suffering people over there.
My father had arthritis too but that was not so severe and he was pretty much doing his things himself. He had a heart attach in 2009. Doctors told us he had acute blockage and that they could do nothing about this. A year later 2nd heart talk took his life. So he did not bother us much in his last year of life!
I would definitely like to die suddenly.
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but why r u thinking about ways to die.....it doesnt even matter how we want to die though.... its all in HIS hands........anyhow I recently experienced my Father in law die...I have never seen someone dying so closely he wasnt that old must be in 60s and cancer ate him up in front of our eyes.....from an active man going to office he got bed ridden and than finally within 6 months he left us......it was as if he knew he was dying.....must be so painful........as a mother I would not any mother to die......because I wouldnt want my children to go through the pain of loosing their mother......sudden deaths are very tragic....but maybe less painful for the one dying...
Yes exactly. But premature sudden death is really tragic for the kins and kith of the deceased. For the last 3 years I have been looking after an elderly person here who is suffering from acute arthritis which has limited to his movement - he used to lay in his bed except for toilet needs and could only walk up to the toiled in about 10-15 minutes for a distance of only 4-5 yards with the help of the hand rails fixed to the walls. But now even it had been an uphill task for him and he had been falling quite frequently. The carer used to come 3 times a day and from evening till morning I was with him. He fell down very badly early February and was taken to hospital and from there had been moved to a nursing home. He is 76 years of age.
I visit him in the nursing home and I can not describe the poor conditions and the atmosphere of the elderly suffering people over there.
My father had arthritis too but that was not so severe and he was pretty much doing his things himself. He had a heart attach in 2009. Doctors told us he had acute blockage and that they could do nothing about this. A year later 2nd heart talk took his life. So he did not bother us much in his last year of life!
I would definitely like to die suddenly.
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but why r u thinking about ways to die.....it doesnt even matter how we want to die though.... its all in HIS hands........anyhow I recently experienced my Father in law die...I have never seen someone dying so closely he wasnt that old must be in 60s and cancer ate him up in front of our eyes.....from an active man going to office he got bed ridden and than finally within 6 months he left us......it was as if he knew he was dying.....must be so painful........as a mother I would not any mother to die......because I wouldnt want my children to go through the pain of loosing their mother......sudden deaths are very tragic....but maybe less painful for the one dying...
There is a lot of talk about assisted suicide for people who are in a lot of suffering.
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I would say sudden,just pull the band aid right off in one go is better.
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I vote for sudden as well, preferably when I'm asleep. Going to sleep and never waking up again would be the ideal way to go.
That said, I wouldn't want to die suddenly while driving a car or while doing something else where my death could harm others.
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Yea accidental death is so horrible - one of my cousins was sandwiched by two buses - you can imagine what would have happened to his body.
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My father passed away recently. It was so sudden, doing something didnt even get chance to call anyone or do anything. Drs say it was heart failure. We are all suffering now. Familymembers are having panic attacks.
I spend most of my time going through that day....whats and ifs. Nonchance to say goodbye. Life is a slow torture for us. Theres no desire to live now. All i see is death.
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I had same feelings when my mother died in July 2000 - did not eat well for months - everyone in the family was crying.
I can understand the dilemma of sudden death. But the slow death is so horrible especially here in the west when most of your loved ones abandon you.
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There is no country which allows sudden or slow death to the patients as each and every human life is precious and it should be saved at any cost. There are several charity organizations working to help the helpless people and providing them new lives.
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Even though it's probably hard on the loved ones, I would like to go out suddenly as well, the way my father-in-law passed away last year:
Had a heart attack in front of the Masjid while he was going for Jumma.