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A physician commented to me that he had been thinking of two options: would it be better to go before one's parts started to wear out and therefore to live w/o pain and or discomfort, but to die younger, or to live longer and experience the trauma and pain of having various joints and other parts wear out and go through their replacement or repair, but to live longer?
I happen to be among those who have lived long enough to have two replaced knees, one replaced shoulder, and am facing a hip replacement and possibly a re-placement of one of those knees. Yes, I've enjoyed all that the extra years have allowed me to be a part of.
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I have had both knees and both hips replaced as well as active Rheumatoid Arthritis for 25 years. Many years of pain and disability. I am grateful to have had good medical care and the chance to catch up and experience, with so much less pain, the events that I missed out on before. I absolutely want those extra years!
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I certainly have thought about the option of checking out under my own terms. It is shocking that not all states have legalized death with dignity.