http://www.livedtotell.com/2006/08/08/dignity-written-in-1999/ 35 year old mother of two trying to live with panic disorder and depression without losing her sense of humor. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.livedtotell.com/2006/08/08/dignity-written-in-1999/#comment-6757 Susan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:14:37 +0000 http://www.livedtotell.com/2006/08/08/dignity-written-in-1999/#comment-6757 I sit here, reading through the tears, but also with a smile in my heart, remembering my mother-in-law who was, I believe, #35 in Oregon's PAS. She was my Heather. I sit here, reading through the tears, but also with a smile in my heart, remembering my mother-in-law who was, I believe, #35 in Oregon’s PAS. She was my Heather.

]]> http://www.livedtotell.com/2006/08/08/dignity-written-in-1999/#comment-4468 Lived To Tell » Thank You, Lovelle Svart. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:24:40 +0000 http://www.livedtotell.com/2006/08/08/dignity-written-in-1999/#comment-4468 [...] Here in Oregon we have legal doctor assisted suicide. I have voted many times on many different issues. I take the matter seriously, doing research if necessary, and thinking carefully before I cast my vote. I have even called my sister Monica over ballot measures; asking her advice about one or two that I’ve read over and over again and I still can’t figure out, only to hear her flipping through her voter’s manual and saying , “Yeah, I don’t get that one either.” My mom usually offers the helpful “If it raises taxes, vote against it.” As far as the matter of doctor assisted suicide I didn’t have to think about it long before deciding that I agreed that it was not my place to tell terminally ill people they should have to go on suffering if it is their wish to end their lives. I have seen people who were dying from cancer and it is a horrible thing to witness. [...] [...] Here in Oregon we have legal doctor assisted suicide. I have voted many times on many different issues. I take the matter seriously, doing research if necessary, and thinking carefully before I cast my vote. I have even called my sister Monica over ballot measures; asking her advice about one or two that I’ve read over and over again and I still can’t figure out, only to hear her flipping through her voter’s manual and saying , “Yeah, I don’t get that one either.” My mom usually offers the helpful “If it raises taxes, vote against it.” As far as the matter of doctor assisted suicide I didn’t have to think about it long before deciding that I agreed that it was not my place to tell terminally ill people they should have to go on suffering if it is their wish to end their lives. I have seen people who were dying from cancer and it is a horrible thing to witness. [...]

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