Witnessing a Patient Choose to Die
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2023
- Recently, I was witness to a patient deciding to take Medication to end their life as part of the the California End of Life Option Act (EOLOA).
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My dad died in my arms. He didn’t use the end of life stuff, he had medication removed and was given morphine. After they withdrew the medication that kept his heart beating he was conscious for a while, then the morphine kicked in and he fell asleep. It took a few hours. One of my brothers was there too. I just kept my arms around his shoulders until I felt his life slip away. There’s a real sensation when that happens. It’s sort of an electric feeling or like warm fine grain sand slipping through your fingers.
My state doesn't recognize Death with dignity. My terminally ill uncle who lived down the street, decided to call us at 5am,he called 911 telling them his address and said the back door is unlocked and blew his head off. The worst part was seeing the aftermath and having to clean it up ourselves since it was a self inficted. After years of working with pts in the hospital and monitoring morphine drip for terminal ill pts,I truly support Death with dignity.
My wife recently passed away from Sarcoma (aged 33) she was in horrific pain and begging for end of life medication, in our country the process takes over a week, and while she passed before she got to that point, I cannot imagine anyone demanding she should have lingered in that pain longer just because of their personal religious beliefs
My 91 year old mother , with no dementia or chronic disease, a few mobility issues, and having viewed her life in assisted care after about a year , decided she no longer wanted to be alive and stopped eating and drinking fluids . It took her about a week to pass. Living is difficult, dying shouldn’t be! Thank you nurse Julie, your stoic demeanor is reassuring!
I think this should be legal everywhere!! It's awful that we force people to endure pain for no reason. It's heartbreaking
A week ago my daughter had to say goodbye to her beloved dog. We knew he was dying from cancer, bleeding internally, and could not hang on any longer. My daughter spent her last week with him just loving on him, snuggling, giving him anything he wanted to eat, letting him spend as much time as he wanted in the sunshine chasing butterflies and cuddling with his fur sister. My daughter stayed with him 24/7. When he grew too weak to lift his head or walk, she knew it was time. We all gathered and said our goodbyes and kissed him and hugged him and petted him as the vet helped him slip away peacefully. We should be able to do this with humans.
I'm from Germany, here it's illegal. But my mom asked for strong morphine in a palliative hospital in her last week with lung cancer. The doctor gave it to her and she died peacefully. I was with her, praying.
Thank you Julie. I’m in Canada and a former registered nurse. I’m on cancer #3,…2 others that I had chemo & radiation for but this time, it’s an incurable metastatic pancreatic. I’m 51, I had so much hope,…deep down I still do and I can’t let go of my hope. We all still hope that we will beat the odds and be the exception,…the person that makes it through, the miracle. But I am realistic so I too have decided that this will be my choice when I feel that the time is right. It’s not that time now though. I’m happy that this option is there for us here,…and I’m also happy that if we change our mind beforehand, that’s ok too. Those that are critical of our choices have not walked in our shoes and until they have, they should refrain from harsh judgement. Thanks for speaking on this.❤
Thanks Julie, you're not only helping people understand the death of loved ones. You're also helping everyone to not fear their own death.
I just don't understand why people are against this. If an animal is suffering and there's nothing more to be done, it's put to sleep. No questions asked. I don't understand why the same principle is such a massive issue in humans. I would want to have this choice but living in the UK, it's just not an option. I watched my grandmother just exist until she passed. It wasn't living and she was ready to go, she'd had enough. That to me is cruel.
I have no idea why I’m crying hearing this story. I saw my father waste and die from cancer at 60. I know my dad was holding on to life so tight he wasn’t able to enjoy the time he had left. I’m going to be 60 in less than three years and if I were terminal I would hope I wouldn’t react like my dad. Seeking every avenue for a cure herbal, chemo, radiation visit to Mexico and that cure never came. Then that was it all he did in the months he had left was fight. I wouldn’t want that for me either. I don’t know if I could do it but when the inevitable pain, wasting and frailty come, who knows. Right to die should be available to any terminal individual. I’ve seen a few documentaries wherein people have chosen this path and it seemed this choice enlightened them, there was a light from within. Certainly they would rather have lived but not with a terrible terminal illness. Thanks for sharing this story.
When I was a hospice nurse I was able to be present during my patient's choice of death with dignity. Their family was present, they shared a final meal, laughed, and cried together. The tears were not of sadness but happiness for they were no longer going to suffer. They had control of their final moments. It went just as you described and shockingly under 30 minutes. It was beautiful.
I live in the Netherlands and in our country you can choose to drink the drink or let the GP give all the things and then that is very quick. You die within 5 min. Well at least my dad died within 5 min. It was a beautiful day and he was ready. I miss him but it was for the best. He had so much pain and he was on so many pain meds that he just said i do not want to continue like this. I miss him much it has been over 1 month and i am missing him so much. RIP dad❤
I think the right to make your choice to go towards the light love and peace should be allowed✝️❤️
Commenting from Canada where MAiD (medical assistance in dying) is legal. My husband chose to end his life in March using MAiD as cancer had returned and there were no other options and no hope of surviving for much longer. He chose to end his suffering. The procedure was provided by a doctor in our home. He was given a sedative via injection and then the final medicine that ended his life. It only took about 10 minutes. It was his choice and it was done with dignity, respect and not a small amount of paperwork and medical consultation. I'll be forever grateful that this was available. It sounds inhumane to make the person have to mix and drink a horrible drink as their last act. Hopefully, in time the US can catch up and provide a similar procedure to ours. Thanks for all you do Julie. My husband found great comfort in watching your videos about end of life before he died.
I have witnessed this in first person. It's not sad at all. The person has made their choice and they are raring to go! It was a safe journey and was a good experience for our family.
here in Canada we have MAiD. Medical Assistance in Dying. I feel it is a patient's choice to end their own suffering. I have seen so many people suffer and I completely understand why people choose to do this. It is very strictly regulated here (as it should be) and many healthcare providers do not participate in the final act (which I respect). It is a hot topic here and as far as I am concerned, if you don't want it, don't do it. That doesn't give someone else the right to make you suffer if you don't have to. I also
I agree. My mum passed away last month from aggressive breast cancer, she would have taken euthanasia for sure but it’s sadly not an option in the UK. So I had to watch her suffer. I stayed with her at the hospice the entire time until she passed. A few days before passing she was reaching out to someone. Her energy is still with me, she has never left! Ending your own life due to a terminal Illness is kind and it’s the patients personal choice. After all, we don’t allow our beloved pets to suffer ! Great work Julie. I’ve been following you for a few months now. Thank you ❤️
My mom died in February. It was a VERY painful 6 months for her, with multiple complications that made life almost unbearable.
Thank you for discussing these issues so frankly and succinctly. 🙏