After seeing my grandfather slowly waste away with an incurable brain tumour, I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone, and I certainly hope that I'll have the option to end my life on my terms should a similar malady ever befall me. For the last few months prior to his death, he was bedridden, suffering intense pain, and spent most of his days unconscious. When he was awake, he was incoherent and unable to communicate intelligently with his friends and family who visited him. That's no life.
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