Doody you have heard me say on more than one occasion that I wanted to put a pillow over my brothers face to quiet his screams. When anyone entered his room...after that "last" surgery..he said "Don't touch me!"
No mercy to be found in that hospital Curious. ~sigh And I'm sorry about your brother.

Lara, it did just pour out of you and I thank you for it.

Hi All...
thanks for this thread!....

Alffe... something you said earlier about your son... you said he was healthy and I thought ... no, dear Alffe... he wasn't healthy... that is why he took his life... you meant he was physically healthy, right?

until you have been with somebody you love, who is suffering and not getting their own person wishes fufilled...then it is would be hard to give an honest knowledgble reply.

i think many who voice opinions on not allowing somebody to die the way they want..have not been through the experience.

it sucks to put it bluntly.

i can't say for sure what would have happened if my brother had lived longer than he did. we had less than a week after the dr's said he was terminal. i loved him with my whole heart. i never left his side...litterly..i was on the bed with him..for 5 days. buti would have gladley gone to prison to stop his sufferling.

i'm sorry alffe that your brother had to endure so much pain.

hey addy..i see you snuck in here and posted while i was posting.

this is in my life now. again.

my dear dear friend and next door neighbor just left my house. she found out tonight her husband has lung cancer. growing fast. the dr wasn't hopeful.(awesome dr btw...stayed and made sure he got the test results) he goes for more tests tomorrow to see where else it has spread.

da monkeys are so close to both of them. they are like grandparents to them. their grandkids are there everyday afterschool and every weekend. the kids play every day.

my heart is breaking. this is something they are already talking about.

Oh Curious I will put them in my prayers

ty shelley.

it is so heart wrenching. he retired just 2 weeks ago. been sick every since. they had made such wonderful plans to travel.

i know it's a different thread..but i feel like my plate is loaded with crap.

Oh NO. That's just awful, Curious.
I'm so very sorry.
You oK?????

I'm praying for them and YOU, curious

Oh Curious I'm so sorry. I pray that he doesn't suffer.

ok..nope i'm not ok, but i can fake it and keep a stiff uppper lip and be there for them.

my friend lost her dad and sister to cancer in the last 2 years. they both went very fast and she wasn't able to be with them. she is very scared she won't hold up. i told her i will. no matter what.

did i mention to add to the crap we are dealing with...the neighbor behind us has been draining his pool...into our yards. and into our houses. getting no where with the city. they jerk is an x mayor of our city.