Thank you. I try for compassion and empathy at every turn. There is not enough of that in our world. I have great compassion and now empathy for those who feel that suicide is their best or only option. IMO it's rarely a cowardly act but certainly can be. But I'll never try to second guess what another is feeling and I believe it's only logical that each person should be in charge of their own life and make their own decisions. For the person in unrelenting pain it can be a blessing in the extreme.

And here's something to consider. A child living with a parent who is depressed and in extreme pain and has almost no energy to give might be affected negatively by that. Just as much as losing that parent. Children need a lot of nurturing.