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Conversations of Death
Jan. 6th, 2005 07:35 pmHad an odd telephone conversation just now.
My friend, who is housebound and has MS, said that she plans to commit suicide in a few months. The trigger apparently was a visit to her husband on Xmas day. He has dementia and is now in a nursing home. Afterwards she was driven to a friend's where she saw her husband -- all he could do was lie on teh bed and stare at the ceiling. She doesn't want to get like that.
Wasn't sure what to do after hearing that. I didn't try to talk her out of it. I used to live with someone (and have been someone) who was chronically suicidal. By the end of teh relationship, I was ready to hand her the knife for the next attempt. I'll just have to wait and see.
My friend, who is housebound and has MS, said that she plans to commit suicide in a few months. The trigger apparently was a visit to her husband on Xmas day. He has dementia and is now in a nursing home. Afterwards she was driven to a friend's where she saw her husband -- all he could do was lie on teh bed and stare at the ceiling. She doesn't want to get like that.
Wasn't sure what to do after hearing that. I didn't try to talk her out of it. I used to live with someone (and have been someone) who was chronically suicidal. By the end of teh relationship, I was ready to hand her the knife for the next attempt. I'll just have to wait and see.
