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Jim Van Winkle

Jim Van Winkle

Well-known member
Jul 14, 2010
3,125
Hawaii
El Presidente said:
1988, my father had terminal lymphoma and was slowly shrinking and deteriorating. It was December and I'd flown back to Ireland to see him for the weekend.

Just before departing I popped up to his bedroom to say goodbye. He told me that he couldn't bear what he was putting my mum through watching him die slowly day by day and asked me to end it for him. I picked up a pillow and started to smother him, I pushed down more and more and could see him struggle with what little strength he had.

I then stopped, couldn't finish what I'd started and walked out of the bedroom with tears in my eyes. I never saw him again as mum had said they just wanted Christmas together. He died on January 3rd.

Part of me has always felt guilty that I didn't carry out his final request, and that I did it out of cowardice of fear of being arrested for murder rather than to relieve him of the pain and suffering that consumed him.

29 years later I realise I did the right thing, albeit for the wrong reason. Life is precious, but he and my mum did have a last few days together that still give her some solace.
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Brutal story. Sometimes life really does deal you some shit hands. If it helps you did the right thing.
 




looney

looney

Banned
Jul 7, 2003
15,652
El Presidente said:
1988, my father had terminal lymphoma and was slowly shrinking and deteriorating. It was December and I'd flown back to Ireland to see him for the weekend.

Just before departing I popped up to his bedroom to say goodbye. He told me that he couldn't bear what he was putting my mum through watching him die slowly day by day and asked me to end it for him. I picked up a pillow and started to smother him, I pushed down more and more and could see him struggle with what little strength he had.

I then stopped, couldn't finish what I'd started and walked out of the bedroom with tears in my eyes. I never saw him again as mum had said they just wanted Christmas together. He died on January 3rd.

Part of me has always felt guilty that I didn't carry out his final request, and that I did it out of cowardice of fear of being arrested for murder rather than to relieve him of the pain and suffering that consumed him.

29 years later I realise I did the right thing, albeit for the wrong reason. Life is precious, but he and my mum did have a last few days together that still give her some solace.
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Its not cowardice to want to hang on to life, his and part of yours.
 


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essbee

New member
Jan 5, 2005
3,656
I think taking my Mum's advice back in March 1997 when she suggested I go and watch the Albion
at the Goldstone, since in her words, "they need every supporter they can get". I was at a loose end.

Oh how my life would have been so relatively empty if I hadn't gone that day.
 












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scousefan

Well-known member
Apr 26, 2009
1,242
Liverpool
essbee said:
Scousefan - do you mean a full Prof. as opposed to the *******ised term used by the US academic system
for Lecturer and above?
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Yes a full prof - but I prefer not to use the title - so I can't believe my putting it on here! I became a professor via promotion at Liverpool Uni in 2004 and then moved to work (but not live) at Manchester Uni in 2010
 




Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
59,633
The Fatherland
scousefan said:
Yes a full prof - but I prefer not to use the title - so I can't believe my putting it on here! I became a professor via promotion at Liverpool Uni in 2004 and then moved to work (but not live) at Manchester Uni in 2010
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A nice story. What are you a professor of?
 




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