Tough subject, but one everyone needs to look at.

When my step-dad found out he had cancer, he put together an advance directive and a power of attorney for financial matters putting me in charge should the need arise. When it came to the time that his body was shutting down, they asked me what to do. Toughest decision I have every made..pallative care and let him go when his time came.

Less than five years later, my oldest sister gave me the same responsibility. After she had coded three times, again they asked me what to do. I had to tell them to let her go.

An advance directive is soooo important. I can live with the decisions I made in both instances only because we had talked about the situation at length and I knew their wishes.

Not sure yet about the assisted suicide. Haven't had to face that situation yet. If there is no hope for a quality of life, don't know that I would want to go on.