FindingMoi
FindingMoi t1_jcauxbm wrote
Reply to comment by BrownEggs93 in Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right by getBusyChild
I’m glad your family had peaceful deaths. I think everyone deserves that.
The expensive part is important to mention too… medical expenses can wipe out money that was intended to take care of family. Not that the money is the most important thing but when the difference is between family being left with enough to cover final expenses vs being in crazy debt (which can happen in states like mine, PA, where children are on the hook for those expenses), we should let the person decide what they want.
My only concession to those against it is that I agree there should be plenty of safeguards, particularly when there is money involved. But there’s no reason why safeguards can’t be put in place and people can’t get the dignity they deserve.
FindingMoi t1_jcar409 wrote
Reply to comment by BrownEggs93 in Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right by getBusyChild
I’ve been there for several family members passing in hospice situations and none of it was the peaceful “end of suffering” quiet death you see in the movies. In one case, I watched a family member pass mid scream (he had cancer and died over a holiday weekend so there weren’t any nurses available to come give him iv meds to make him comfortable— but that’s a rant for another time). I think a lot of people who are against it don’t realize how brutal those deaths can be and think that they’ll get more time AND that calm peaceful departure and that’s just often not the case.
FindingMoi t1_j1hof7y wrote
Reply to comment by notlikeyourex in Factbox: About 1.2 million without power in United States from winter storms by Smithy2232
I think other posters have explained it fairly well but I think a point you’re missing is that Buffalo got 5 ft, or over 150 cm, vs in what you describe, 30 cm. That’s not similar conditions at all.
FindingMoi t1_j17bkl7 wrote
Reply to comment by Omophorus in After decades in prison, exonerated Philadelphia man was fatally shot at a funeral by kittehstrophic
Living in rural PA, I still can’t wrap my head around those who claim the confederate flag is their heritage and how they somehow have a southern accent despite never having been south of Harrisburg.
FindingMoi t1_j0j3vc6 wrote
Reply to comment by eks91 in National Archives releases thousands of documents on Kennedy assassination by John-Farson
Secret Service Agent Clint Hill comes to mind. He was in the motorcade, and is still very much alive (just released a new book he wrote).
Not that it’s protecting him, but there are still people directly involved who are living.
FindingMoi t1_it0orl8 wrote
Reply to comment by ilikemrrogers in Updated Moderna Covid booster gives even better protection than earlier jab by Semper-Fido
The one thing I do not recommend to anyone is doing covid booster and flu shot same day, I got my ass absolutely kicked by side effects for like 2 days.
Whereas I had minor side effects when I got them individually in the past. Seems like the combo is a bit too intense.
Obviously anecdotal but really it just seems smarter to split it up a bit and my doc agreed it probably wasn’t the smartest move to do both together.
FindingMoi t1_je9pixt wrote
Reply to comment by Relevant_Quantity_49 in Fetterman will return to Senate the week of April 17 by oldschoolskater
Exactly. We should be pointing to this when people start on their “it’s not a gun problem, it’s a mental health problem” bullshit. It’s a both problem, but since ya’ll want to talk about mental health, why don’t we do something about it?
Fetterman was in a position of privilege to be able to get the care he needed but everyone should have access, with no stigma and no fear that they’ll lose their jobs. Fetterman basically said “fuck stigma, this is what I need to do the job” and he sought the care he needed. Hopefully, it encourages others to do the same, and now he’s in a position to actually use that privilege he has and his elected position to make it happen for everyone else.