Don't you think that people with some disease are better off dead than alive ?

Serious question.

People who have myopathy for example, they can't move, they can't study, they can't talk. All they do is breathe. I mean...Is this what living a life is ? They must be living hell.

I mean incurable disease than keep you from living a proper life since the first day.

A cousin of mine just died, and he had myopathy. And everyone is so sad, everyone but me. I honestly think that he's better where he is now, he wasn't living...

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firefall · 61-69, M

Seriously, yes, I'd like to see anyone with that sort of extreme wasting disease have the option to step out when they want, rather than having to wait til it decides to take you. Same with ppl with stage 4 cancers - there's a point where you're better off not continuing treatment but letting go and having a good death, not a terrible one.

ArwenPandora · 26-30, F

I couldn't agree more with you.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

Most people are not aware of the major progress that has occurred in recent years in pain management, both in terms of new drugs and much better hospital policies. When people think about pain and dying, they usually think of people they have known, or heard about from friends, who were suffering greatly; often these memories go back to childhood or many years ago when pain of this type was not handled very well. During the last 15-20 years, much has changed regarding how doctors treat intractable pain and terminal illness. It is no longer necessary to die in pain and misery if the pain is being properly managed. Palliative care is becoming the norm for some illnesses in old age.

ArwenPandora · 26-30, F

@greenmountaingal: I'm not talking about dying in pain or not. I'm speaking about the difference between being alive and living your life.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@ArwenPandora: As many seriously handicapped and people in limiting situations know, one can still have a good life even with a lot of pain and limitation. And many people become very depressed in hospital situations but later are glad they stayed alive even with paralysis, pain, deformity and injuries. It is hard to make a wise decision about when someone's life becomes not worth living.