[Claire]

Thank Jeb Bush and John Ashcroft. There are more humane ways to die. Ashcroft likes to step in a block any humane right-to-die legislation (stay out of Oregon, Mr. Asscroft, you are NOT welcome here) And Jeb over-stepped his bounds by stopping her death....they need to leave their personal beliefs at the door and follow the letter of the law. Whatever it is, at this point. The whole thing is so screwed up now.

I'm on the husband's side, which is difficult for me.....I watched my uncle die of MS and I watched how his wife, my aunt, suffered but stayed put. He deteriorated to the point that he was harsh and mean to her, like a small child, then pretty much a vegetable on a feeding tube until his body gave out. He didn't starve to death, but his pain was managed until he eventually died. We were lucky enough to know what he wanted to have happen in that final year. Yes, year. It took a year for him to die. It was the most horrific year of my life. Ugh.

If there's a humane way to do it, do it. The whole situation sickens me. I've been following it for years.