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End of Life Issues

SergeStorms

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6. It's suggested that...

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 05:43 PM

Oct 2021

one of the ten commandments "honor they mother and father" was written because the nomadic people in the middle east would abandon the aged to die when they could no longer keep up and contribute.

It would stand to reason that someone of advanced years wrote that commandment, at the very least.

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This may not be the right place for this discussion - please correct me, if not. [View all] cilla4progress Oct 2021 OP

I live in New York..... SergeStorms Oct 2021 #1

Sounds like you have a point there - about the State stripping resources from these folks.. cilla4progress Oct 2021 #2

I've thought about it for decades. SergeStorms Oct 2021 #7

Fine, except for the person that finds you after your appointment with Mr. Remington. 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #9

All thought out as well. SergeStorms Oct 2021 #10

It's an unfortunate truth that by the time our infirmities are too great to bear, marybourg Oct 2021 #4

Yes, a definite concern. cilla4progress Oct 2021 #5

It's suggested that... SergeStorms Oct 2021 #6

. 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #8

Sounds like the perfect forum to me. marybourg Oct 2021 #3