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re: Married for 65 years, man ends wife's suffering with gunshot to head.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:46 am to Mr.Perfect
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:46 am to Mr.Perfect
a good family friend (and former sheriff in monroe, la) was going through excruciating cancer with no hope of getting better. they had even removed his jaw.
he waited until his family was asleep and went out on the porch and shot himself.
sad situation but he saved them (and himself) from probably another 2 years of agonizing suffering.
i respect that he was able to decide when enough was enough. unfortunately those who suffer from strokes or dementia lack the choice.
he waited until his family was asleep and went out on the porch and shot himself.
sad situation but he saved them (and himself) from probably another 2 years of agonizing suffering.
i respect that he was able to decide when enough was enough. unfortunately those who suffer from strokes or dementia lack the choice.
This post was edited on 12/8/15 at 11:48 am
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Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:48 am to Napoleon
"You try listening to her shite for 75 years."
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:51 am to Napoleon
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This post was edited on 6/8/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:52 am to Napoleon
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Usually Hospice gives you morpheme.
Yeah but it isn't perfect. I sat, watched, and listened to a loved one take what I thought was their last breath for 3 days. The whole time I was thinking I'm a pussy for not using the pillow to end this.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:55 am to Napoleon
I'd want someone to put me out my misery too if I lived in El Paso.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:59 am to 13SaintTiger
One of my best friends in high school's grandparents did this. His grandma was terminally ill and he shot her and then shot himself. They didn't tell anyone about it obviously, but they had left a note.
It was nuts to be honest. I'd rather just OD on meds.
It was nuts to be honest. I'd rather just OD on meds.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:05 pm to rickyh
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No man wants to kill his wife after 65 years of being married to her.
I wanted to kill Mrs P after 65 days, I could see it.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:05 pm to Napoleon
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just I would have chosen a different method
This. I don't think I could see my wife of 65 years brains splattered all over the wall.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:09 pm to rickyh
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No man wants to kill his wife after 65 years of being married to her. He loved her to much to watch her suffer any longer. Leave him alone. He is suffering enough already.
If that's the case then why didn't he kill himself too?
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:11 pm to Rhino5
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If that's the case then why didn't he kill himself too?
Many people believe that you do not go to heaven if you take your own life. He can ask for forgiveness for taking hers.
I would rather OD and die with a smile than go out any other way.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:12 pm to Napoleon
A gunshot just sounds brutal.
A bottle of pain killers and go gently into the big sleep.
A bottle of pain killers and go gently into the big sleep.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:15 pm to Napoleon
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Many people believe that you do not go to heaven if you take your own life. He can ask for forgiveness for taking hers.
Okay, but he "loved" her so much he put a bullet through her head, how can he choose go on living without her?
This post was edited on 12/8/15 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:16 pm to Napoleon
Should have fed her to a giant crocodile
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:34 pm to Peazey
Where's the line? What if he were 85? Still not prosecuting? 75? 65? 55? That's a pretty slippery slope a lot of you seem willing to tread upon.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:38 pm to Hot Carl
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Where's the line? What if he were 85? Still not prosecuting? 75? 65? 55? That's a pretty slippery slope a lot of you seem willing to tread upon.
According to some, he is in the right for shooting her the head like a dog and should not be prosecuted, and should go on living his life happily now that the suffering is over lol.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:38 pm to Napoleon
65 years about long enough,I'd say.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 1:01 pm to weadjust
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Yeah but it isn't perfect. I sat, watched, and listened to a loved one take what I thought was their last breath for 3 days. The whole time I was thinking I'm a pussy for not using the pillow to end this.
Situations like this make me really consider euthanasia to be a viable choice.
It's really terrible that a lot of life insurance policies disqualify suicides regardless of cause.
I get the potential for abuse in these things and there are reasonable explanations as to why it should be illegal, but there's also a lot of reasons to be legal as well.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 1:03 pm to Rhino5
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According to some, he is in the right for shooting her the head like a dog and should not be prosecuted, and should go on living his life happily now that the suffering is over lol.
To be fair she could have asked him to do it. Everyone has their breaking point. I doubt any of us were there.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 1:05 pm to Napoleon
He deserves all of the support in the world. having been with my beloved uncle who died a painful death (even with hospice and all their drugs).
It broke my heart to hear him say repeatedly " I want to die".... What can you answer to that?? I could not bring myself to say " It's ok, you are going to die soon"
I held his hand and assured him he would soon be reunited with the only love of his life and prayed for his quick death.
I have promised a dear one that if he were ever being kept alive on machines and paralyzed that i would put him out of his misery. It is a promise that if he still wants it at that time, I will do so.
It broke my heart to hear him say repeatedly " I want to die".... What can you answer to that?? I could not bring myself to say " It's ok, you are going to die soon"
I held his hand and assured him he would soon be reunited with the only love of his life and prayed for his quick death.
I have promised a dear one that if he were ever being kept alive on machines and paralyzed that i would put him out of his misery. It is a promise that if he still wants it at that time, I will do so.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 1:12 pm to Breesus
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A gunshot just sounds brutal.
It makes me wonder if he was in his right mind. He blows her brains out at 9 PM, goes to bed, then the next morning tells healthcare workers she "passed away" during the night. It will be interesting to learn from the workers there whether she was actually suffering or not.
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