my 91 year old father died of complications of old age and my 62 year old brother died of lung cancer. both were in hospice and were given morphine as needed. i can't think of anything more awful than dying of lung cancer since it spreads so rapidly through the body. assisted suicide is legal in wash state, my brother had filled out the forms but it didn't happen, at the end he wasn't capable of taking the meds himself.

not to be too cynical but everyone, whether they have pd or not, need to have their exit wishes known to your heirs and involve them in the planning.