Terry Pratchett's letter on the right to die with dignity.

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Permalink Reply by JayBarti on August 26, 2009 at 9:16am

I know I was heart broken the day I heard that Terry Pratchett had Alzheimer's. I hope he is allowed to leave this life with dignity, as is befitting any human being.

Thank you for the post.

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Permalink Reply by Wiley Coyote on August 26, 2009 at 11:34am

Thanks for the link. It'll be a sad day when he dies, but hopefully it'll be at a time and place of his choosing.

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Permalink Reply by JayBarti on August 27, 2009 at 11:44am

Well put Sarah, frankly after watching what happened with my grandparents, my greatest fear around death is being trapped somewhere between the two states. Not being able to live my life, and not being able to choose my exit.

There are a lot of choices we make that are not really choices, but reactions. Keeping someone alive past their prime is a reaction of those living around them, and not perhaps that persons own personal choice.

My grandmother missed her moment, and I knew at the end that she regretted it, no-one wants to be treated like a child at the end of their life.

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Permalink Reply by Little Name Atheist on September 5, 2009 at 8:19pm

Thanks for this Joey. I had been hoping to attend the first ever Discworld Con (and I don't do sci fi and/or fantasy cons) because I love his work so much. I'm glad he's bringing attention to the right do die with dignity issue.

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