Rick - The Living Will, is the ONLY way to go, and personally, I think a
person is very selfish not to have one.  Jo Ann

On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:42:37 -0400 Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> While my nephew's wife was pregnant with her second son, she
> experienced difficulties and was confined to bedrest.  She put some
> bible quote in an email, something like, 'I know, o lord, that in
> thy
> wisdom thou hast afflicted me...'
>
> And I thought 'What?!'  That makes no sense.  Why would the lord
> want
> to punish you, especially when you, as a believer, want nothing but
> to
> bring another soul into the world for the lord?  With all the
> criminals that get off scott free, I'd say the lord has some
> catching
> up to do in the 7-generation-curse department.
>
> Natural selection is enough to explain pain, and bad luck enough for
> suffering.  You deserve better.
>
> Let's rejoice that the Pope was able to express his wishes regarding
> the manner of his death and to choose the manner of treatment, or
> refuse same.  He died with his dignity intact.
>
> Living will is the way to go.
>
> Enjoy!
> Rick McGirr
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Thome" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Goodbye and hello?
>
>
> > Barbara,
> >
> > I agree with everything you said about The Pope.
> >
> > I heard a news report on TV which said that The Pope believed that
> the human
> > experience calls for suffering.
> >
> > One could easily postulate that that is true or else God would
> have
> created
> > us to not be vulnerable to horrific diseases, among them
> Parkinson's.
> >
> > Joe Thome
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Patterson
> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:19 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Goodbye and hello?
> >
> > Just wanted to express my sorrow in the loss of Pope John Paul II.
> We
> > have lost a great and a good man who also showed the whole world
> the
> > ravages of Parkinson's.  I know many don't agree with some of his
> > opinions (I disagreed with some of them, myself), but I admired
> him
> for
> > his courage and honesty and love for people and for his dedication
> to
> > freedom.  Hopefully, the pictures of his suffering with
> Parkinson's,
> > will inspire people to help find a way to put an end to
> Parkinson's
> .
> > Saying good bye to him brings much sadness but we were fortunate
> to
> have
> > had him for as long as we did.
> >
> > On April 16, I hope to have the opportunity to say hello to many
> of
> you
> > at the Unity Walk in New York City.  Both John Cottingham and I
> will
> be
> > there and look forward to seeing you.  Let us know if you plan to
> be
> > there and we'll plan to get together.
> >
> > Barbara Patterson
> >
> >
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