The Final End Approaches!

Mitch86 said:
No one really knows when they will die. The only thing we do know is that we CEASE TO EXIST at death and can never feel pain, suffer financially or socially or be disabled. I think that everyone over age 70 or having a terminal illness should be allowed Medical Aid In Dying (MAID). 12 American states have MAID as well as many nations other than the USA.
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I completely agree with you. We should ALL have the opportunity to ‘die with dignity,’ which is what MAID offers. Maid is one of the charities I sponsor.
 
OldOld said:
Didn't you know the aging and dying processes by observing your parents or grandparents or close relatives?
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gruntlabor said:
First, these programs are rich with the potential for abuse.
Second, are we so devoid of character today that we must be coddled by government through every step of our lives from birth through death?
Third, aren't we taxed enough already?

**Ask not what your country can do for you –-ask what you can do for your country. --John F. Kennedy

Sorry, I lost my train of thought. Do not want to get political.
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gruntlabor said:
Hey, George,
You said:

For my wife and me will be what happens after our last breath the most exiting journey ever.

.. which might be more easily understood as:

For my wife and me, what happens after our last breath will be the most exciting journey ever.

The problem was the confusion between the words 'exiting' and 'exciting'. I so admire you, George, for having mastered a second language.
And you have mastered it.
It is something I could never do, and God knows I've tried
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Thank you for your suggestion how to write it. I'm always open to such kind of critical comments.

And thank you for your compliments too.
 
Della said:
"Survival to 100: Only about 6.9% of women alive at 90 are expected to reach 100, with that probability being roughly half for men."
So to me that says you have a 4 in 100 chance of making it to age 100, not 1 in 8000. That number you're using probably starts at birth and includes everything from childhood diseases to wars. You need to start your chances at age 90. considering that you have already made it past all those perils and proven yourself as careful and healthy person.
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"Age is of no importance unless you're a cheese".
 
there's another viewpoint maybe more - why do people need assistance for dying - just let it come and pass that's all - don't need all the expense and technology and drama?? Pain can be well controlled these days etc etc
 
Mitch86 said:
Up above, George said this: "I am German and my last English lessons at senior high school were in the late 1970s."

I wonder if George ever sings "Deutschland Uber Alles" or is that song banned in Germany today? I heard that the German Air Force still sings it today as their anthem even though all Nazi songs and symbols are banned in Germany today. It's possible that the AFD (Alternative For Deutschland) party may still sing it.
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horseless carriage said:
"Age is of no importance unless you're a cheese".
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Don't forget a wine too.

My wife read that Agatha Christie said:
"My husband is an archeologist. This is good for me, because the older I get, the more interesting I become for him".
 
New York State just passed it’s version of the MAID law, it goes into effect in August of this year.

I will be watching with interest to see how effective it is in helping people to end their suffering and reduce their final expenses.

Personally, I can’t wait for the day when people are allowed to have a pill or injection on hand that will end their suffering.

Just having such an immediate option available to me would be enough to give me the strength and peace of mind to keep me going for another day.
 
Mitch86 said:
Up above, George said this: "I am German and my last English lessons at senior high school were in the late 1970s."

I wonder if George ever sings "Deutschland Uber Alles" or is that song banned in Germany today? I heard that the German Air Force still sings it today as their anthem even though all Nazi songs and symbols are banned in Germany today. It's possible that the AFD (Alternative For Deutschland) party may still sing it.
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At first let me answer your question.

The text from the German national anthem is from the year 1841 and was written by the poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (long name). Thus it's origin is long before the 3rd Reich.

Yes, the Nazis used to sing the first stanza "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, Über alles in der Welt ..." (Germany, Germany above all, Above all in the world ...).
Full lyrics with English translation here:
Deutschlandlied - Wikipedia

Today only the third stanza is used as the German national anthem.

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
FĂźr das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben
BrĂźderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Sind des Glückes Unterpfand –
BlĂźh im Glanze dieses GlĂźckes,
BlĂźhe, deutsches Vaterland!

Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland!
Let us strive for this together,
Brotherly with heart and hand!
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the foundation of happiness –
Bloom in the radiance of this happiness,
Bloom, German fatherland!

But it's not illegal to sing the first stanza. To be honest, I even don't remember the whole text, either of the first, the second or the third stanza. Thus I didn't sing it.

Deutschlandlied - Wikipedia

This YouTube video shows how to sing it:





horseless carriage said:
"Age is of no importance unless you're a cheese".
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Don't forget a wine too.

My wife read that Agatha Christie said:
"My husband is an archeologist. This is good for me, because the older I get, the more interesting I become for him".
 
smiley said:
there's another viewpoint maybe more - why do people need assistance for dying - just let it come and pass that's all - don't need all the expense and technology and drama??
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Because some people believe it's a sin to do it themselves and some are afraid they'll do it wrong and wind up in a coma instead of dead, or gravely ill and suffering even more.
smiley said:
Pain can be well controlled these days etc etc
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Headache pain, sure, but a migraine headache, not nearly as well.

Depending on the type of pain, standard treatments such as therapy or medication can control mild pain pretty well, and can make moderate pain feel mild. But standard treatments have no significant effect on severe neurological pain.

If my pain was in my foot instead of my primary nervous system, I'd beg to have my foot removed.
 
Mitch86 said:
By the way, I treat my foot pain by walking 3,000 steps every morning. Plus, I keep busy playing chess at Chess.com and Civilization VI at Steam.com. When I'm busy, I have no pain at all.
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Unfortunately, my pain is in my back. Specifically, the nerve roots, which also makes walking difficult.

To help me walk better, I do certain yoga poses, sit-ups, and lots of practice walking back and forth on an apparatus my son made for me...an 8ft wooden walkway with handrails. These keep me out of my wheelchair most days.
 
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