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End of Life Issues

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1. Good articles. I doubt I'd try to fight pancreatic cancer. And I might move to

Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:37 PM

Jun 2020

state with good sense to allow euthanasia, depending on time constraints.

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An old article, but worth a read if you haven't seen it [View all] Binkie The Clown Jun 2020 OP

My mother died of pancreatic cancer and refused to even take pain killers. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #2

There is far too much of "heroic measures" taken, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #3

My father died of esophageal cancer after... Binkie The Clown Jun 2020 #4

Your story is all too typical. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #5

I agree Binkie The Clown Jun 2020 #6

Right. It is incumbent upon each of us to PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #7