Posted by henrietta on July 28, 2009, at 19:19:01
In reply to 3 more chances doc and that's it / trigger, posted by Phil on July 28, 2009, at 17:47:45
I hear and understand. They fried my mother's brain, too, with ETC. For years. My brother, who is bipolar, brilliant, a songwriter, musician, has tried to kill himself 3 times. He nearly succeeded the last time, but now he's glad he didn't. He's VERY glad he didn't, though he's unemployed, essentially homeless, and probably hasn't had sex in at least 10 years. He's about 3 years older than you, by the way. But he's glad he came through.
I agree that one has the right to end it if the suffering is too much, but what about giving this old life just a bit more of a chance? There's still a chance that you will come out the other side and be glad you're alive to listen to Steely Dan, or Amy, or Billie, or the Kinks, or the Pretenders??? Squeeze? Or whomever you love most. (Neville Brothers, Duke Ellington, Errol Garner, Al Green, Otis, Satchmo, Manuel Galban, Iris DeMent, Leonard Cohen?)
I'm sorry this is inadequate. Wish I could do more. Please just give it a bit more time.
Henrietta
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