Good article. Here in the UK we used to have the managed care system, which involved the slow withdrawal of foods, paired with the upping of medication. Unfortunately, because disclosure was left to the patient it led to some rather awkward legal disputes. At a glance, it looks as though the nomenclature at least has changed, if the practice still exists at all.
Interesting. The Canadian system is a bit bureaucratic, and you do need to find a willing doctor first, which here in Victoria is impossible. There are no doctors, just thousands of patients combing the hills in search of same. Essentially, just don't get sick at all...I'm planning on having a massive stroke. It's just a bit hard to arrange, sometimes.
Thank you for this comment; it adds a more global angle to this weird problem of not being allowed to die in peace. Being accused of homicide while trying to ease the suffering of your mother is truly appalling and I had no idea how bad this situation is in Germany,
That's a truly matching commentary to some experiences I had just recently: I had to write a editorial report on a novel that focussed on the prolonged dying of a very old woman being the grandma of the young female author, and I watched a TV-movie that told a true story about another grandmother who, after a stroke, was kept alive by machines, against their daughters' will -- just because Granny had not thought of writing a so-called "Patientenverfügung" (= advance health care directive, AHCD). The daughters tried to end their mother's life by removing the stomach tube and were accused of homicide, but finally acquitted. Yes, also in Germany it is almost impossible to die at home, among your family. Poor times we live in.
Good article. Here in the UK we used to have the managed care system, which involved the slow withdrawal of foods, paired with the upping of medication. Unfortunately, because disclosure was left to the patient it led to some rather awkward legal disputes. At a glance, it looks as though the nomenclature at least has changed, if the practice still exists at all.
Not being able to die in peace…alone and overmedicated…perhaps nothing sums up our dysfunctional sillyvization than this. Another great piece, Monika.
Interesting. The Canadian system is a bit bureaucratic, and you do need to find a willing doctor first, which here in Victoria is impossible. There are no doctors, just thousands of patients combing the hills in search of same. Essentially, just don't get sick at all...I'm planning on having a massive stroke. It's just a bit hard to arrange, sometimes.
Thank you for this comment; it adds a more global angle to this weird problem of not being allowed to die in peace. Being accused of homicide while trying to ease the suffering of your mother is truly appalling and I had no idea how bad this situation is in Germany,
That's a truly matching commentary to some experiences I had just recently: I had to write a editorial report on a novel that focussed on the prolonged dying of a very old woman being the grandma of the young female author, and I watched a TV-movie that told a true story about another grandmother who, after a stroke, was kept alive by machines, against their daughters' will -- just because Granny had not thought of writing a so-called "Patientenverfügung" (= advance health care directive, AHCD). The daughters tried to end their mother's life by removing the stomach tube and were accused of homicide, but finally acquitted. Yes, also in Germany it is almost impossible to die at home, among your family. Poor times we live in.