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While it is true that everyone has a choice in regard to their death I think that it is important to remember that what we do as social animals is never done in isolation. The parent who chooses suicide gives permission to the child to make that same choice. I have been a witness to such a phenomena within my own family. And....while the parent might suffer from a terrible affliction which might justify suicide (in some minds), the child's disorder might be a temporary discomfort (psychological or physical) that precipitates the act. Life is not supposed to be easy and joyful all of the time. All of us require the constant support and love that makes living each day possible. Those who fight to survive give the rest of us the courage to do the same. My husband is a living example of grace under fire - his children and I honor and admire his 'sacrifice of living' that he shares with us. Today, as we laughed at the dinner table at another one of his unique observations, I was thankful for his 'lust for life' and pray that he will remain in our midst, regardless of PD and its misery, for many years to come. And, I plan to fight for his independence and right to live until I no longer have breath in my body. ------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 60/20)