Right-to-die campaigner ends life in Swiss clinic
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- Bob Cole, diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer, invited ITV News to Switzerland's Dignitas euthanasia unit where he ended his life. UK Editor Rohit Kachroo reports.
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Assisted suicide should be legal. No one should be forced to live in agony.
nerdieone1
Damn straight!
I have terminal cancer, the pain is increasing, I spoke to a duty Doctor today, he said --- dont be afraid of the pain ---- but I am. The UK doesent allow assisted dying yet.
@@smangy5442 How long would I have to live in Belgium, before I could get it, and could I get it as a visitor to Belgium ?
@@azaramoon4027 check out dignitas, there's also a group r/Time to go and "sanctioned sui..de"
I'm very happy he did it, I hate when they chicken out at the end. Its ridiculous
They end animals lives so they don’t suffer .. why not offer humans the same compassionate choice
Exactly! But this is so so sad! I have had to put pets to sleep and it is heart wrenching.
@@dariosimone2383 So what, they can still feel pain and suffering.
Dario Simone Nothing on this planet has a actual soul, you pillock.
This is why I want to work in the veterinary field as a nurse. Through hours spent volunteering, I have probably seen over 100 euthanasias of cats and dogs. Clinically, euthanasia for animals is literally an overdose of a general anaesthetic. So if you've ever been under a general anaesthetic for a surgery, you'll most likely know that it's a very quick and peaceful way to 'fall asleep'. The animals don't feel their heart stopping or their lungs failing. They literally just fall asleep then die. When it comes to euthanasia in the vet clinic, where the owner(s) involved, what we usually do is take the animal out the back and put a cannula (needle which gives easy access to a vein) in one of their legs. Often if there are many people who want to say goodbye to their beloved pet, we will place the cannula in one of their hind legs so that we aren't in the way of the face of the animal as they drift off, meaning the owner(s) can be the last thing the animal sees instead. The only reason we take them out the back to put the cannula in is that because it IS a needle, it does cause a LITTLE bit of pain (less pain than a vaccination) and sometimes the animal may whimper a little or need to be restrained. We figure the owner(s) are feeling bad enough as it is, so we want them to feel as little guilt as possible for the peace they're bringing to their pet. The veterinarian and vet nurse will then take the animal back into the consult room where the owner(s) are and, depending on the size of the animal (or the number of people saying goodbye), we place them on a towel either on the table or the floor. The owner(s) get the time they need to comfort their pet and say goodbye, then (with their permission) whilst they continue to stroke/hug/speak to their pet, we (painlessly) deliver the overdose of general anaesthetic and within a few seconds they fall asleep.
I TRULY do not understand why humans are not given this same compassionate choice to end their suffering! I am 29 years old and while I doubt it will become common in my lifetime, I do hope for a future where human euthanasia is a more 'normal' thing and something that those suffering to have to fight so much to be granted that right of an end to their suffering...
@@a.7889-v8f Animals typically don't get a choice. Nevertheless good care dictates there are times where euthanasia is humane.
I've sat with many people who have peacefully passed due to old age and none of them ever considered ending their lives earlier. I have also cared for some truly horrific illnesses where the individual begged for that choice. 40 years of direct care has informed me supporting that final decision is also humane.
We never ask to be born- we are born and forced to live this life - some of us just don’t want to do this. Don’t want to play this game called life. Everyone should be able to choose to live or not
I totally agree with u
Being born is the biggest injustice
I never asked for this ! And I'm forced to live this life, play this game until 100 years. I didn't ask for this ! it's destroying me and empty my batteries ! I find it ridiculous that choosing to die in a peaceful way is illegal, the other mad and really horofic ways still and always be an free option. It's so so wierd !! I don't get it
I have no physical or mental conditions at all and a good job. However I do not wish to live anymore. I have decided that I have lived enough. What can I do that is legal and dignified?
Wow !
That was beautiful and should be quoted.
never judge anyone till youve walked in there shoes
+Jennifer Spence
Touche'
*their
semantics. Does it really matter in a sad case like this.
Jennifer Spence their*
Lala Lee I agree. It is unnecessary to correct the odd word... no idea why people can't simply offer condolences or make a compassionate comment. Or say nothing at all, of course.
he is not a coward. RIP
If he wasn't he would face the world. And live it
I am not. In his shoes i know. But just saying that if he was brave he would not do it.
@@AhmadKhan-eg9bu I've seen people die from cancer, that man is NOT a coward, he was already in the final stages of cancer with the pain that goes with it, after seeing what that pain does to a person I can tell he is NOT a coward, no one should have to suffer that type of pain when they could pass peacefully without pain, you wouldn't say you're dog should suffer with pain for weeks, or month or two just so you got longer with him before his death, if it's terminal and will definitely result in death you'd want your pet out of pain, you wouldn't selfishly keep him alive and in pain, so why do that with a human?!
@@AhmadKhan-eg9bu
There's a difference between being brave and being masochistic.
People who think this guy was a coward, have no idea the strength required to override a 4-billion-year-old evolutionary survival instinct and accept Death with open arms.
@@AhmadKhan-eg9bu You are a COWARD !!!!
Lovely man.....I am so pleased he got his wish. My husband Andrew Tyler died at Dignitas on the 28th April 2017.....he wa so relieved and happy that he could go still 'himself' on his own feet. I was with him, holding his hand and I am just so pleased that his suffering ended.
sorry for your loss but i am gad he got to go out on his own terms
You have my condolences
So sad 😞 so sorry for your loss 💔
Can someone like me who is undiagnosed and suffering constant pain go to Europe and get this assisted suicide? Or is it just for people with cancer.
Sending love and positive thoughts ❤
Nobody should ever be allowed to tell you that you cannot die.
@@antispindr8613 Please give me one recorded instance of that happenstance.
@@antispindr8613 Again, when did this ever happen that you know of?
And no greedy person, wanting to get their dirty little hands on their older relatives money, should be allowed to make them feel that their time is up. To prevent the such a crime, should not the present laws stay in place?
@@antispindr8613 Palestinian police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man after his body was found decapitated in the occupied West Bank.
LGBTQ groups in Israel, where Ahmad Abu Marhia was seeking asylum, say he had received threats because he was gay.
Video of the murder scene in Hebron has spread widely on social media raising speculation about the motive, but police say nothing is confirmed.
It is unclear for now how Mr Abu Marhia ended up in the city.
LGBTQ groups say he had spent two years in Israel waiting on an asylum claim to flee abroad after receiving death threats from within his community.
Israeli media quote friends of the victim as saying he was kidnapped to the West Bank.
His family, however, said he regularly visited Hebron to see them and to work. They described the claims about the motive as rumour.
Homosexuality is rejected within the most socially and religiously conservative parts of both Palestinian and Israeli societies but gay people in Israel can freely lead their lives. The reports suggest he had fled his home on a humanitarian permit while hoping to go to Canada.
He was blessed to have such friends.
Every person, suffering from an incurable disease or who is enduring the ravages of old age, has the right to leave this world in peace and with dignity. I watched helpless as my mother suffered horribly with MS, the last two years of her life being heartbreaking. I have watched a friend slowly wither away with cancer. No thank you. When the quality of life has gone it is time to depart.
couldnt say a true r word
When quality of life is gone ...time to depart
bought tears to my eyes. RIP. Everyone has the right to choose, no one asked to be here ❤
Actually you're incorrect there. As a spirit being we volunteer to be here. Buy I do agree that if someone wants to go on their own behalf I definitely agree that they should. Nobody wants to live in pain.
@@candaceseitz7689 we don’t in my opinion. That’s your religious belief.
@@candaceseitz7689 People choose to have children so how is that a spirit being volunteering?
@@candaceseitz7689pain don't hurt
@@candaceseitz7689oh my.. how old are you ? Like 5 ? Im tired of feeling like einstein when im comparing myself to other people. It's literally a fairy tale ffs. You people just proove over and over again that there is not a huge diffirence cognitive-wise between a human and a chimp
I'm a huge advocate for Right to Die with Dignity. I've watched friends and family leave this world in agonizing pain. For myself I cannot even tolerate morphine and if I am terminal and it gets to that point, there's no way to bring me comfort. Morphine makes me sick and we've found there's no relief from the terrible migraine it brings on or the constant vomiting. I don't want my final hours/days/weeks to be in that kind of suffering nor do I want to traumatize my family having to see me die in such misery. It's a personal choice for all of us and we should have the right to choose how we die when faced with a terminal illness that will end in suffering.
I have the same problem with morphine. It's either The Hulk sitting on my chest or sick from a migraine. I watched my grandmother die in agony from Cancer. I don't wish it on my worst enemy.
:( I watched my nan die in agony too...
It was awful.
@@koroshiya_1 I'm so sorry, hun. It's awful.
It's like holding a person alive just to torture it ! And to help it die in a peaceful way is illegal...this world needs some changes !!
Right to die should be as fundamental as Right to live.
The fact that it is very difficult to exit this hell realm even if one doesn't wish to continue living confirms that this is a reincarnation soul trap where naïve souls are trapped and made to undergo stress, pain and suffering to harvest the loosh energy of souls as they suffer
Beautiful. It is a person's right to die on their command.
Unless you are lucky enough to die in your sleep or die instantly while you’re out and about, we are all going to die slowly and painfully. This is a fact. So do not judge those who are living painfully way before their natural end. Be glad there is such a clinic that offers them relief. You shall find out how miserable it is when you can’t do anything for yourself and endure debilitation. And there will be no way out except waiting for death.
My father with Parkinson’s begs and pleads to die. He can not feed himself. He can not hold his head up. This has been going on for years and might go on for many more. I wish I could help him get the relief and peace he desperately wants. Now I, at 45, have Parkinson’s too. Knowing there is Dignitas gives me a sense of peace that I will not suffer the way my poor Dad is suffering.
Can someone help him go there now?
Parkinsons is an absolutely horrible disease ! The end can be extremely unpleasant ! Why do we allow patients to be tortured ?
There is nothing selfish about suicide. Selfish is thinking that it's selfish.
There's only so much pain one can take.
Yes. Selfish is the act of giving birth not taking life.
@@religionofpeace782 Your comment made me think of Al-Ma'arri's self-composed epitaph, on his tomb, states (in regard to life and being born): "This is my father's crime against me, which I myself committed against none."[29]
It’s selfish to want someone to live just because death makes you uncomfortable. I don’t see community members offering suicidal people support and then they call us selfish for not smiling at their lack of doing anything to alleviate our suffering. Fascinating
He and his Family are very brave and this should be allowed in UK .......... thanks for sharing RIP
En France 🇨🇵🇨🇵 aussi.malgré un 📂 dossier médical qui ne laisse aucun doute sur l'irresvisibilité de ma maladie cela reste interdit
I'm so in awe of these people. We need to make this an option nationwide! I've witnessed too many patients suffer needlessly. This is what I wish for myself and my loved ones ❤
Cant make money from dead people.
Yes
A brave man should be allowed here in UK - Bless him and his family
And the U.S.!
I wish for the day that this will be allowed to be carried out in someone’s most comfortable place...their home. The idea of leaving your home for one more time or even your country knowing you won’t return in this life is melancholy in the extreme for me. I hope that one day you will be allowed to have a peaceful ending in the comfort of your own home.
I totally agree on the above point , to be able to have a peaceful death in your own home. Without having to worry about raising those huge amounts of cash needed and all the paperwork and worry about having to travel sooner before you become so sick you cannot travel.
Governments around the world need to wake up and allow people that right to die with dignity when THEY choose too.
Regulate the drug Nembutal with specialised GPs to carry out a regulated assessment and allow people the right , release the Nem drug and no drama and hassle or worry.
@@MP-po6fjI was going to take Nembutal but I couldn’t afford the $800 to die. I told my doctor this and she didn’t arrange me counselling or anything to help me live. I live in Canada near Toronto.
A very brave man indeed. This should be allowed in UK.
The fact is this man clearly didn't want to die but also he didn't want to be living in pain and suffering and its his choice his life I'd fight till the end because I'm scared of death but this man was brave enough to realise he want going to be here long anyway .. and he wanted to go out his way not completely skin and bones and full of pain RIP !!!
I watched my dad die of lung cancer it was horrible he was 200 lbs 3 months later and his last breath and all the suffering and pain he was 60 lbs wish that on no one didn't even recognize my father anymore
It is not a murder if a person requests it and if it is pain free.
I agree we don’t even treat animals this bad
I want this for severe and ongoing deep depression for decades.
Doctors will tell him to tough it out. So they can fatten up their wallets
That's exactly how capitalism works
Since you’re clearly unaware of how the NHS works I’ll enlighten you and and tell you how dumb you are.
@@karolgalas8976 the NHS is owned by the gov who is owned by monopolies and corporations who make money off the selling of medicine. There is no "cure" for cancer for example of course but they don't want patients to have that option where they can end their life as if patients live corporations can get richer selling worthless "treatments" that do nothing but extent someone's suffering.
Doctors take an oath to protect life, their job is healing, so don’t be blaming them.
@@aircastles1013 except when they can’t heal.
He took control. Well done him. Rip bob xxx
Every humans should have that option when faced with a terminal illness .... brave man
My cousin took assisted death a month ago (it has been legal for many years here in Canada) and it was lovely for him to say goodbye to his loved ones before he faded into a core of himself. I thought he was brave but he said he knew it was time for him to go and wasn’t afraid
This is Mercy... I love this concept...
for terminally ill....
We the people who are fit can never understand, the pain the stress...❤
We can say he did rest in peace...
GOD rest your soul my brother. I acknowledge your life and those who loved you and those that you have loved! Have a wonderful journey across the threshold of life and death....you will be missed.
Because of some other person’s religion we have created a society where an animals is treated better than a human being.
Yes this is true and so it should be for animals not to suffer ,and it should be the same for us to not suffer and to die with dignity 💫⭐️✨
They need to fill the church with the animals they love so much then. But there you have a problem.. animals don't pay money.
In Canada MAiD ( Medical Assistance in Dying ) allows terminally patients a way to end their lives painllessly , rather than having to endure a horrible painful death !
That's the way to go. Life's sad. As he said, this options is relief. His wife was fortunate to go that way. He followed shortly after. Rest well.
If the quality of life is not there for the sufferer, why prolong the suffering? It’s just simple logic. Why the fuss?
I have seen many people die due to varied circumstances in my job as a nurse. I am also a Christian. It is hard to judge anyone's decision to end their life. The best part of it is that it's not our judgements that count with God. Decisions made under severe physical & emotional stress can not be understood by those not in that situation. Medicine prolongs life but when it can do no more then choosing a peaceful exit from suffering is an individual choice. God is blamed for so many things but often it is mankind's perception that is the issue. Very few terminal illnesses have a peaceful end. Just love & support those in that situation.
I want this when I'm old and can't move and in constant agonizing pain.
I'm already far to old. Ages ago this should have been an option for me.
We put our animal's out of their misery when they are old and sick..why don't humans?
Good for him I would like to leave this world I had a stroke in 2014 at the age of 30 which left me essentially crippled unable to walk or even use my left arm, unable to do anything I used ro love doing I think it's cruel to force people to live no matter what their quality of life is I personally would love to move on.
I also am in my thirties and I have several autoimmune illnesses, I'd love to move on, too. I think it is cruel to make people live. Sadly my family isn't understanding of my death wish. How are you now?
Someday I will be in Switzerland as my country does not recognize my right to die in peace with dignity and without pain. It was not my decision to come to this world but it will be my decision to leave this world.
For that I am saving money.
Just hope that the door won't be closed to foreigners.
So far, any effort to restrict right to die in Switzerland have been stuck down by the people. Last time somone wanted to restrict right to die was in zurich, the people voted against it. So it seems like right to die in Switzerland is there to stay. And for now, the door remains open for foreigners.
I wish other country will consider this..
They will eventually
My country gets it in November, finally. Soon will be Spain and Portugal, so the wheels are turning.
We should all have that choice to say when enough is enough and if I was in excruciating pain every day then I would want to end it xxx
A brave man!!! I would do the same if I were in his position. Suffering is painful.
Je suis dans un cas pareil sauf qu'en 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵 la loi n'autorise pas e suicide assisté et si on n'a pas les moyens d'aller en Suisse chercher une mort digne auprès de Dignitas ,il ne nous reste que le choix d'une mort violente ou ignomineuse. 🇨🇵🇨🇵 France pays de l'hypocrisie et de la lâcheté des politiques incapables de légiférer sur le suicide assisté.
Freedom means choice. Final fearless control in a terrifying uncontrollable situation.
Bless him and thank you for supporting your friend. Pain is a awful thing and sometimes the healthier people who r not suffering do not understand. Thank goodness you did. Respect. May he now R.I.P X
Nothing is wrong with me to my knowledge except depression. I am an adult. I should still have a decision. No one deserves to die in pain.
. I too suffer Depression because others cannot feel it they dismiss or trivialise it. No wonder people turn to drugs to numb their pain to cope. I’ve researched Dopamine deficiency ( causes an inability to experience pleasure from anything). What is the point!! .. The government has it all back to front.
I took ecstasy to feel something good when all i felt was misery. I didn’t think I was remotely capable of feeling happiness. I wonder why ketamine is prescribed for antidepressant treatment but ecstasy is not? Never mix psychiatric drugs with ecstasy…
When I was kid, our family went to UK and we stayed Bob's house.I love you two.
I find this very gripping and comforting. Life can be very cruel, and perhaps death can be very peaceful. If one is suffering so terribly and perpetually, then one should be able to rest with dignity.
I'm a 33 year old man and I have suffered physical dysfunctions in my life. My problems have prevented me from having a normal social life and prevented me from having any romance in my life. At the worst of times there is no joy in my life, no quality of life at all.
I am exploring medical treatments to help me improve my quality of life right now, but if such treatments fail me, I would be very much interested in terminating my life with dignity. Lately I have been accepting the possibility that life just isn't for me, life is not for everyone.
As I embrace the thoughts of a premature departure from this world I have started looking at death as a transition to peace rather than something dark or scary.
Anybody that wants to trade their life of eternal suffering for eternal peace in death, should be allowed to do so without harsh criticism.
long live free will and to not let anyone tell one what to do, and not to do ….
I am going too. I have suffered whole my life from pain and several health conditions. Incurable ones.
On top of that I am 100% alone in this world, there's just nothing that would speak me not to die when I want. And so that I won't traumatize anyone else.
IMO this should be option for everyone and everywhere! I'm half Swiss so I am very hopeful that I can leave soon.
I'm happy for his friends and family, that was nice ending.
@B G I don't know if this is helpful, but depending on your situation, if a person is able and willing to become a Canadian citizen, Canada is pretty liberal with their MAiD laws (medical assistance in dying.) For example, in 2024, Canada will allow any Canadian citizen diagnosed with mental health problems (I think,) to use it's MAiD laws and it's "free" or cheap, paid for by the tax payers there of course. There's also many other reasons that Canada allows it's citizens to use MAiD although I will say Many People are Against it and think it's "Evil" but, to me, I think it's definitely the opposite for those with a severe health problem or for those who are terminal. I also think those with a severe mental health disorder that they've dealt with for years, should be allowed to use these laws IF that's what they want and are of course Not* pushed into it. It's just my 2 cents.
S… . Its ok to take someone off a life support machine because they say MAY have some brain damage not sure. .This happened to my husband , they asked him what he wanted as I could not make that decision. Luckily he was able to tell them himself that he wanted to take the risk and live. They switched it off regardless.. That is murder … even worse he had no one to advocate for him (except on the phone )during the Cruel Covid restrictions (He did not have covid.) It’s been Hell on earth since then. He was the bravest person I’ve ever known.
Living in pain is not fun at all, I’ve had chronic abdominal pain since I was 13, I’m now 36, so I understand why someone would choose to end their life with dignity and on their terms.
I’ve been suffering with the same problem since I was 3 Ann and I completely empathise with you on how living with abdominal pain is not fun. It’s made me feel like a prisoner and I can barely function in a everyday world.
Howz ur pain now
@Lav 85 thank you so much, that’s very sweet of you!!! ❤️
how is your pain now? Chronic abdominal cramps can happen due to body misalignment. If, you have tried everything i would suggest you to see a pt or chiropractor to rule out any structural problem
@@StreamWinner14 my pain is still there, I’ve tried physical therapy but a lot of the stretches hurt me to do, I’m not sure if I want to go to a chiropractor.
If only my grandmother was given this option. Death with Dignity is a right. For those who approve it we should be allowed to. Those who don't well we all live our lives differently. I've heard some say hospice is murder. Until you know & love a terminal patient never judge them.
Man and wife together again...👼👼
if birth can be an assisted process then why not death ?
Trnd ng : excellent excellent point....
If you are in the UK and have a terminal illness in hospital then they do assist you to die, it is called the Liverpool Care Pathway or LCP. Go look it up. The only problem is THEY decide when it will be used, not you.
there's a huge difference between the two. hospitals assist with the dying process all the time, that doesn't mean they kill you. They assist in the natural process with comforts and what not, sane way they assist with comforts at birth. nothing to do with assisted suicide.
Trnd ng because life and death are so similar huh?
I C Zak agreed. Good point.
People should have this freedom in their own homes. Sick that governments can stop this. No one wants to pass over but it is kinder and it is their choice.
How bad when we have to leave our homes to get our 2nd most important human right
You’ll never know what the person next to you just had to deal with... always be kind 🦋❤️
IF LIVING DIGNALLY IS A RIGHT, LEAVING THIS PLAN OF LIFE DIGNALLY SHOULD ALSO BE A RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
It sucks, but we all die whether we like it or not... Universe is a massive place, maybe were reborn in another galaxy in another form... I mean who knows.... I just hope it's a peaceful process ...
If you know Jesus as your Savior you will live forever with Him. If you do not it won't be peaceful.
@@grateful1929 There's 4,000 religions, many are way earlier than Christianity (Zoroastrianism created your religion, buddy).
A more recent religion is the one you're sticking with?
@@crypt0nym0ussec57 You listen to your father Satan. Be gone in Jesus name.✝️
@@grateful1929 Sure thing, but Satan isn't real either. Facts scare most religious beliefs. Sorry you were brainwashed.
@@crypt0nym0ussec57 Satan, be gone in Jesus name! You know your future.
poor guy suffering with cancer but at the same time, he died in dignity.
I hope assisted suicide law will be present in all countries
This is what I want! I have COPD, PARKINSONS, and lungs clots. I fall over nearly everyday. I have no one to be with me,all this sickness pain and only have to
Breaks my heart. Your photo looks like mum.
Have you heard of deep brain stimulation god bless you
You can understand why people use more messy alternatives in the UK. Very sad.
I need this but I cannot afford too 😫
This honestly makes me want to cry! My illnesses (and quality of life) have been declining for over 7 years now (I'm 29 and have been ill for more than a decade). Despite the fact that I don't technically have a 'terminal' illness, the fact is that the many specialists I see truly have no idea how to help me anymore - medicine has simply not advanced to that point yet! But because I live in Australia, where human euthanasia is COMPLETELY illegal and not even an option, at this point I am left battling through each day and wondering how much more pain I can deal with before I have to commit suicide (which will NOT be a peaceful death - especially for those who will live on after me!) I SO DESPERATELY want to be able to say goodbye to my friends and family, have a fun little gathering like this man had the night before he died and I want my Mum there holding my hand as I slowly and peacefully slip into a coma and die. Gosh, that would be so much easier on EVERYONE - not just myself! Unfortunately, if you are acutely suicidal and you let ANYONE know, you will end up in the emergency department before being temporarily locked up in the psychiatric ward against your will, where you are treated like an animal to be honest. That locked ward (which I've been in a few times due to being found whilst attempting suicide) is honestly the most hellish place I have EVER been!
Because in Australia it is difficult for the average person to access a gun, the next 'best chance' of me dying by suicide would be to put my neck across a train line so that the train would decapitate me. I've seen pictures of what that looks like and the thought of my mother having to identify the body of her daughter like that fills me with SO MUCH GUILT! Also I've read about the train drivers in our country who have been involved in fatalities and end up with PTSD 😔 If you're someone who works in emergency care, you would probably go to work expecting to see death. A train driver just wants to drive trains... Unfortunately, after countless years of research (and attempted hangings) I've come to the conclusion that this is unfortunately the only way I can choose to end my life, thus ending the pain and suffering I live with every day. I've come to that conclusion through research over the years into different methods of suicide (aside from assisted euthanasia). Statistically, after a shotgun to the head or cyanide poisoning, placing myself in front of an oncoming train is the next best 'chance' I have at dying.
Needless to say, I refuse to go ahead with this until I have written a letter to whoever that train driver may be, telling them to please not feel guilt but instead know that they were the ONLY way I could find peace and an end to my suffering! I plan to have the card that says I am an 'organ and tissue donor' with my Mum's number written on it placed on my back, in the hope that emergency services are able to salvage ANYTHING THEY CAN that could help someone else!
I also obviously want to declutter my belongings so I don't leave a large burden for my parents, plus write letters to many many other wonderful people in my life. Unfortunately, my ill health makes this a far from easy task... so most days I continue to 'live' are really just me 'surviving' these tortuous illnesses that continue to affect me more and more as time goes on... 😔
I am so sorry to read your ongoing daily struggle with pain and suffering Arielle Rose. I hope and pray you can ask Jesus to be your Lord and Saviour and use your acute suffering for your benefit and the good of all humanity. If you are able to redirect what you suffer into a positive view, much if not all of what you endure will change into a joyful hope that you truly are a precious soldier in this short life. Especially remember 'The Present Moment' is all we have. God bless you and help you through. And reward you greatly in the end. Peace!
AK as I was reading yr comment, I a total stranger feel completely heart broken for u, completely heartbroken...esp bc yr life has bn so filled with pain, and u r so young. Honestly, I'm hurting for u. I normally tell my friends that ppl r not afraid of dying, they r afraid of d pain associated with dying ... I am one of them. Y don't u leave yr country and go to another country where it is legal, like this man left d UK and went to Switzerland. Honestly, I feel completely heartbroken for ... in all honesty, I wish every country in d world allowed ppl to die with dignity on their terms. As one commenter said it is ok to put pets out of their suffering, y can't it b d same with all of us. Rite now one of my best friend's husband is dying from cancer, he's in d last stage I sh say, and I worry about her as much as I worry about him. I'm really really concerned about u and I wish there was something I could hv done. Can't u sit down and discuss this logically with yr parents. I know as a parent it wd b hard for dem but they need to understand...and they sh not even take it too hard bc it was yr wish. They sh understand u r in pain hole day every day and u r contemplating it not bc u r happy, but bc modern medicine can't help u, and it's not e z to be in pain all d time. I'm really concerned and worried about u. I don't even know if I sh say that I'll pray for u.
We have Voluntary Assisted Dying in several states here in Australia.
What he did was very brave he died with dignity. I wish that could have happened for my 90 year old mother suffered in hospice in the hospital..the memories of that crush me and my sister 😢
It’s really surreal to watch a video of someone and then they’re gone, very sad but it’s quality of life
Full support for this process .
I agree with this process and every enlightened country should have it, we euthanize animals who are in pain, but we expect people to go on suffering, the only thing that disappoints me is your last place is in an industrial estate, you would think they would have it up in the mountains, or by a nice river instead.
James T, I agree w/you. A beautiful, calming experience for all would be appreciated.
What if you're suffering emotionally? That's where this gets tricky.
James T : Basically, from what I understand, the house was not welcome in any residential area (‘not in my backyard’). So it ended up in the middle of an industrial complex.
@@richard6088 it is the same just because you don't see something doesn't mean it is not there.
@@richard6088 Why? So long as someone consistently over enough time (a year...?) concludes this is what they want, why should the rest of us be entitled to stop them?
For the right to die in a human way. We have the right to decide for our bodies.
I've been diagnosed the last year with an Autoimmune condition. Since 2016 I could have gotten the diagnosis but the doctors ( México) didn't read my labs properly or they just didn't care.
I'm struggling a lot with my health. Because I have more conditions that haven't been diagnosed yet and my health has gone downhill. And medical malpractices. 😢
I hope someday we could have the opportunity to end with our lives in a human way and not be suffering.
I hope light 🕯️ illuminates mine and your path and gives us the truth answers that we've been asking for. 🙏🏼🕯️
Blessings 💞
If the Queens father who was King at the time can be "helped over the last step" ie the Royal doctor gave him an injection to stop his suffering, he killed him to ease his pain, so if a King of UK can have that everyone should have the right to seek death with dignity and without suffering (yes it actually happened, it used to be quite common for doctors to "help people over the last step" ie stop they're suffering)
I think doctors do help on the quiet if they have any compassion.
doctors drag out the life of the patient for the almighty dollar.
Patient voluntarily paid for the almighty death, as it should be.
I am 25, I just contacted Dignitas, I have severe Tinnitus, suffering since 11, I cannot take it anymore, it is my choice, and I want out. I do not have time to wait for my country to get with the times, it is sad I have to travel 16,500km to die but it is better than living with this condition.
Super_Slav are you alright? I hope so too
I think he's dead.
This was the last time his channel was active, after previously being pretty active.
Hey are you alive
There are people who feel they have lived their lives and wish to die. I think there are stages in life: When you are a child you need toys, when you turn young/adult, you need good food, girls, sex, travel, house etc.. When you do all that and grow old finally you really crave for death.
As a child, 3 years old, I hoped I was adopted. That’s truly when I died. I had true clinical depression by 9 years old. Please remember children can have health problems even if their parents don’t make it clear to you…
Sucks that he couldn’t pass at home, in a familiar setting.
Good for him. I hope the law changes here in the UK
It's a shame that someone has to travel to another country to relieve their suffering. No government has the right to determine how someone chooses to die.
Why can't this be legal in Britain?I could never afford Dignitas.....so my choice of death would be classed suicide on my death certificate!!That upsets me because my real cause of death would be a terminal illness🙎
You have Exit UK? But yeah, I feel for our brethren Brits. We finally got the law changed here in NZ. It comes into effect in November.
He asks forgiveness if his friends think him selfish, but it's also selfish to force him to remain when he's facing such an end and all it entails. It is quite cruel, when you think of it, to force someone to degenerate and suffer pain and physical and emotional discomfort. I understand people being wary, as there would be ways and people, who may use such an occasion to take advantage, so, if good checks/balances are put in place, perhaps it's time to allow people to make choices for themselves. The one thing that would be strange is having to make an appointment for such a thing!
Many who are in horrific pain can understand him. Oxycodone is the only medicine that helps a bit. That too is now being denied 🙅 n USA. How can one live a life of pain tolerance?
We are controlled so much by others in this world. In all aspects of our life. We can not leave this world without approval by some doctor or some law that we never agreed on in the first place .
Everybody should have this right
Wish i had this control here in the states, without an illness
If there is a campaign I’ll definitely vote for this amazing opportunity to die with dignity 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💯
Ecclesiastes 7:17
New Living Translation
*17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?*
Bad idea.
I want to go to dignitas!!
i think transgender women have the right to as i sent email to dignitas today
@Whoever No. I've applied. It's also for incurable intractable pain.
horselover7216
Me too!
It should be everyone's rights regardless of age people are suffering so much
I wish my country have this provision I would want to do it painlessly and peacefully
We choose how to live our lifes and we should be able to choose when we end it if we wish.
God how I envy him!
Me too. I wish i was sitting there awaiting the next day . I live daily in chronic spinal pain and nerve pain. Has ruined my quality of life, career and hobbies.
Wish UK Government would allow specilised GPs to release Nembutal to poorly people and allow them to have a dignified peaceful non suffering death at home when they choose their time
@Diablo Montana
HI Diablo thanks for the reply mate and leads on this diet reducing inflammation in the body.
Will look into it. Cheers
At least you were allowed to make your own choice and pick a method to end your suffering. Unfortunately people have to travel to obtain a service like that.
I’m wish I could afford this so badly! The fact that the nhs won’t do anything to help is criminal
The subject of euthanasia has stuck with me since school. I must say that since I have been a chronic pain patient after hurting my spine at 23 I have conflicting views. I've learned to deal with terrible awful frightening amounts of pain AND doctors and surgery staff that treat me like I'm an addict and not a patient. So when I hear *quality of life is gone* and *ooooh terrible pain* I think well.... Yeah that's been the last twenty years of my life. Three hours slowly standing and walking, 21 hours laying on a bed. FOR TWENTY YEARS NOW. Pain on its own is not a reason to declare your life as being no good.... I've experienced all the misery and fear of all that time alone on a bed. I speak from experience..... That's what makes it such a difficult question....... I have all the extra insight in the world now compared to being a 13 year old kid in that classroom but there's still no definite answer...... I don't suppose there ever will be....
How do you deal with all of that? I was bed ridden and I have several diseases... I am so scared of suffering at the end of life, I often want to end it now then go through more suffering. How can you deal with that?
We would not think of letting our loving animals suffer .we need to legalize it all this suffering and pain look at the nursing homes and caregivers themselves ruining their health keeping someone going who
Wants to die
You have a right to selfish. Rest In Peace my friend
"They could face prosecution at home" The law is so backward on this issue in Britain.
all i have to say is what courage this man and or anyone in his or her shoes .and what amazing friends.
When he read his letter I know I wasn't the only man who "got something in his eyes" I'm not afraid to say it this made me tear up! RIP MATE I HOPE YOUR TROUBLES & PAIN HAS VANISHED & HOPE THAT GOD HAS ACCEPTED YOU TO LIVE IN HIS KINGDOM OF HEAVENLY PARADISE! 🍻 I didn't know you but my next pint is for you sir! 🍻🍻
I always blame the Onion Fairy when i see these films!!
@@racheldemain1940Until it happens to someone close to you or even yourself. Don’t judge!
Assisted suicide is not a genocide. His choice. Good for him.
We don’t deserve to suffer we should have the right to live or die with dignity I’m all for euthanasia may he rest in peace no more pain and suffering rest easy
I am not sure how much they charge for it. He was lucky he could afford it.
That's beautiful, at least the man didn't have to die in horrible pain.