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B6 Monday, January 5, 1998
A lot ofsupport for assisted suicide
My grandfather suffered from
cancer and spent his last eight
months in a hospital bed until he
weighed only 89 pounds and was
wish to put in my two cents'
too weak to cry. My father tried
worth.
five times to kill himself before he
I am a woman, 51 years old,
died in a nursing home.
and I would love to know that the
At one point, my mother found
option for suicide is available
ASK,ANN LANDERS
_ him with a plastic bag over his
when I am no longerfitto live the _
head. She took it away and said,
good life.
ANN LANDERS
"We don't do that." He lived for
If I had a terminal disease, I
T
several more miserable years,
would like to get my affairs in orhating every minute of it. I can
der and plan my final journey.
It would not have to be a negative thing. I would assure you that those years were as hard on the
family as they were on him.
view it as quite positive.
In my opinion, Dr. Kevorkian should be given a
To say goodbye and to plan one's own death
Congressional MedaJ of Honor, not jail time.
would truly be a gift from God.
— M.E.L. in Alexandria, Va.
I would love to plan the time, the music, the
guest list, what I wear and so on. Why would one
eader: A lot of people agree with you. Here's
not want to do this?
one more:
- It sure beats a surprise. And what if a sick person lingers for years?
ear Ann Landers: I am the executive direcWhat about the expense and burden on the famtor of the Hemlock Society. Recently, I was on
ily? It could wipe them out.
Count me 100 percent in favor of suicide if one the road speaking about the need to legalize physiis terminal. You can worry about the "sin" part, cian aid in dying for mentally competent, terminalAnn, and I'll worry about the pain and inconve- ly ill individuals who request it. Several people told
me about the letters in your column from readers
nience.
— An Independent Thinker in Houston who felt strongly about the right to choose death
with dignity.
The Hemlock Society has been advocating choice
eader: The mail on this subject continues to
be heated and heavy. The vast majority who and dignity in dying for 17 years.
Through our 80 chapters, we provide information
wrote agreed with you. Keep reading for more on
about how to plan for a peaceful death, and we supthis highly controversial subject.
port and initiate efforts to change the law to permit
ear Ann Landers: The idea that suicide is this option.
People wanting to legalize and regulate death
against the law or against someone's religion
makes no-sense to me. The underlying assumption with dignity should join an advocacy group like the
is that the government, or some religious group, Hemlock Society and make their voices heard. For
knows better than I do what is right for me. I information, tell your readers to write The Hemlock
Society USA, P.O. Box 101810, Denver, Colo.
don't believe it.
As one who has a family history of mental ill- 80250-1810.
— Faye Girsh, executive director
ness, kidney disease and cancer, I do not believe
anyone has the right to tell me what I should do
em of the Day: Mistakes are the well-travwith my life.
eled bridge between inexperience and wisWe Americans are more humane to our cats and
dogs than we are to our terminally ill and elderly; dom. If you want to get nowhere, follow the crowd.
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ear Ann Landers: Seldom
do I disagree with you. HowD
ever, on the matter of suicide, I
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Q: I have had
severe burning
for one year. I
have had Xrays for a kidney stone, numerous blood
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I have taken
antibiotics for half a year and still have the problem.
Any thoughts?
A: For a gland no larger than a walnut, the prostate
can cause big troubles.
Prostatitis
Acute prostatitis is ushered in with severe pain,
fever, chills and frequent, burning urination. You
don't have acute prostatitis.
Chronic prostatitis is a smoldering infection of
the gland, like a fire whose ashes will not go out. It
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chronic prostatitis can be identified, and appropriate antibiotics given. Treatment might take many
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found in prostate fluid after gland massage. Hytrin, a
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