[Monique]

Now everyone that had an opinion about dying of cancer or prolonging life at all costs can have their opinions heard.

For myself if I hear cancer I do not want to go under any treatments because they are not a guarantee that I will not die from the disease and I do not want to go through any of those horrible treatments.

In the end, I would prefer to die when I wish to and hopefully by then the North American societies will be more opened to assisted suicide.

[JoshuaZ]

Watching my grandfather suffer through a long and drawn out bought of cancer was not fun. I say let me die in a massive explosion. Something fun for everyone. Like flying a jet into a mountain.

[wataru]

It depends on what you value more--quality of life, or life itself. I'd take quality over quantity, but I guess it depends on what timescale we're talking about.

[olePigeon]

I plan on being shot by a jealous husband when I'm 106.

[shunt]

"How did I die?

I died in the muthaj-phukin apocalypse, man !!

....and it was AWESOME."

/oswalt

[Cadaver]

Originally Posted by Monique

Now everyone that had an opinion about dying of cancer or prolonging life at all costs can have their opinions heard.

For myself if I hear cancer I do not want to go under any treatments because they are not a guarantee that I will not die from the disease and I do not want to go through any of those horrible treatments.

In the end, I would prefer to die when I wish to and hopefully by then the North American societies will be more opened to assisted suicide.

Don't be so black and white about that...

I at one point thought the same thing, until I was diagnosed. Hodgkin's lymphoma. 8 weeks of chemotherapy (one dose every two weeks), one month of radiation. Very few side effects. Didn't spend a single day as an inpatient in a hospital. Never got sick or threw-up once.

That was three years ago. They're essentially calling me cured.

[Railroader]

I want to go out like my grandpa, in his sleep.

Not kicking and screaming like the other passengers in the car he was driving.

[RAILhead]

What a stupid thing to say, but I've come to expect that from you.

I'll go tell my Dad, who had prostate cancer and HAS asbestosis in his lungs that there's a crazy Canadian that thinks he should have had surgery or treatment.

He's been prostate cancer free for four years, and his asbestosis hasn't increased in over a decade.

Huh, it's amazing what our medicine can do for us.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

What a stupid thing to say, but I've come to expect that from you.

I'll go tell my Dad, who had prostate cancer and HAS asbestosis in his lungs that there's a crazy Canadian that thinks he should have had surgery or treatment.

He's been prostate cancer free for four years, and his asbestosis hasn't increased in over a decade.

Huh, it's amazing what our medicine can do for us.

We don't call 'em Moniquesisms for nothing!

[Salty]

It depends on what's necessary to prolong my life. If it's just a couple of weeks in the hospital that's one thing. But if it's a lifestyle of things that's just... extreme... it depends. When I can stop having meaning in my life that's when i'd want to stop treatment. It all depends if you have something left to live for. Either way I'm happy with whenever God choses to take me home.