Accrington actress bows out in suicide story

[Accy cyclist]

"Hayley Cropper" ends her own life tonight,deciding to leave while she's still mentally aware rather than die slowly drugged up with morphine and other stuff!
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/emotional-goodbye-corrie-accrington-actress-6513075
How would you cope facing a terminal illness,would you take your own life or ask others to help you do so? Or would you fight till the end no matter what pain or lack of dignity you'd face?

 

[Arch]

I'd rather bow out early myself. I think it's a favour we extend to animals that we should extend to our fellow humans.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

I'd rather bow out early myself. I think it's a favour we extend to animals that we should extend to our fellow humans.

Agreed

 

[Schmilliemoo]

Same here. Brave story line I hope corrie does it right.

 

[Glow worm]

I'd rather bow out early myself. I think it's a favour we extend to animals that we should extend to our fellow humans.

Completely right. It's only really the god squad who don't agree nowadays, and thankfully fewer and fewer people take them seriously with each passing year.

 

[Dangermouse]

Although I don't think ending life is right, I do think its the person who is dying who should be legally allowed to make the final call, if I was terminally ill and it was going to be a painful or delusional end I would seriously consider it, if it was going to be peaceful then I would let nature take its course, this is a very hard question and I am sure there will be a lot of debate about it, good and bad.

 

[PaulB]

In our operating theatre days, me and my colleague swore an allegiance to each other that should one of us end up in a vegetative state, the other would administer the coup de gras. Our partners are aware of this and both of them understand this is what will happen. Written down with our wills and everything this is. Should we require it, we'll be going out on a high. Literally.

 

[MarkF]

My father died from Alzheimer's at 74. By 72 he was just a shell, a breathing body, I'd have happily killed him then, he'd have been grateful.

Although I don't think ending life is right, I do think its the person who is dying who should be legally allowed to make the final call.

A person with advanced Alzheimers cannot make any call, they don't think, the connections have gone.

 

[Peteaud]

My father died from Alzheimer's at 74. By 72 he was just a shell, a breathing body, I'd have happily killed him then, he'd have been grateful.



A person with advanced Alzheimers cannot make any call, they don't think, the connections have gone.

Father in law was the same.

 

[Schmilliemoo]

I completely understand that we have to protect people when they're at their most vulnerable but think there must be a way to help the terminally Ill to end their life should they so wish. Having seen my mum go through it I'd be an advocate.

 

[vernon]

It's an issue that has no definitive 'correct answer'. I'm really uncertain about my own stance. I have no direct knowledge of anyone close to me having a prolonged and painful death though I have wished for temporary oblivion when I had a bout of chronic cellulitis.

I'm also uncertain about allowing folk to take the decision to having their lived ended without having some checks and safeguards in place.

 

[Schmilliemoo]

I've been a Samaritan for the last ten years. Anyone interested in this issue could certainly make a difference volunteering. Needless to say we're on standby til midnight tonight.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

My family know my wishes, whether it is illness, disease or wrong place wrong time on my bike, they're under strict instruction not to give me a life that a dog wouldn't have to endure.

I wouldn't wish my dads last 6 months on my worst enemy.

 

[Paulus]

Myself and MrsP are at one with this. Should we ever be in the position where one or other of us is terminally ill, when the time comes we will help the other to go with some dignity before it all gets too painful or messy with no real quality of life.

 

[glenn forger]

OT, sorry, but these two are the very best actors in soaps.