Seniors

She checks my extremities, does reflex tests, using a tuning fork for something or other, listens to heart, lungs, arteries in my neck, takes a LOT of blood. Urine analysis, checks my eyes, ears, nose, throat. I even had an EKG at my last appointment. It was delightfully normal.

I've let my APN know that I'm not someone who will fight tooth and nail to stay on the planet, sacrificing quality of life for quantity of life. If my body starts to turn on me, I'll find the most peaceful way to spend my final days. She fully respects this.

I've seen enough of what happened to members of my family who opted to be radiated, poisoned and dissected in an attempt to extend their lives a little longer and they all died excruciatingly painful/awful deaths. No thanks. I don't want to put anyone through what I've experienced.

To each their own, but that's the decision I've made.