ArchyNoMan

Are you in control of your death at all? Meaning, should you wish to use it, do you have a way out before the cancer takes you?

This question is in the front of my mind as one month ago my girlfriend died but unfortunately did not qualify for my State's Death with Dignity Act and therefore was forced to suffer (and all of us had to watch).

I very much hope that you are in control of your eventual fate.

Please do my friend. I'm in the US and even though my girlfriend's wishes were legally stated and recorded, they were thrown out simply because the progress of her disease did not fit the language of the law (The manner and rate in which the law expected you to die).

I actually have a terminal degenerative brain disease (with 3 years left on the outside) and although what my girlfriend died from couldn't have been more different than what I'm dealing with, I actually expect my disease to follow a similar path to hers. Therefore last Wednesday I tried to kill myself to avoid the same fate. Unfortunately someone saved me at the last moment so I'm back contemplating what to do as I decline.

Please look into it. It was brutal for all of us to have to watch her suffer needlessly.

I'm in Colorado right now actually. Does CO allow right to die after cognitive decline?

I have Dementia. The way my disease is expected to progress, those laws don't allow for suicide after cognitive decline.

AFAIK, there are no RTD states that would allow me into the program. I have Dementia. The way my disease is expected to progress, those laws don't allow for suicide after cognitive decline.