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Today I said goodbye to a good friend, and a wonderful person that I'm sad to say I only got to meet once, but I will treasure that meeting forever. I saw him at TFF and basically went "IT'S YOU!!!!" and tackled him in a hug lmao. I've known him almost 9 years. He was a shining beacon in many, many people's lives and showed how much good the furry fandom can do.
ALS is a horrible disease, and an awful way to go, but I'm glad he got to choose when to go, as he medically ended his life today.
Don't have too much fun without us up there haha
You're forever in my heart
Today I said goodbye to a good friend, and a wonderful person that I'm sad to say I only got to meet once, but I will treasure that meeting forever. I saw him at TFF and basically went "IT'S YOU!!!!" and tackled him in a hug lmao. I've known him almost 9 years. He was a shining beacon in many, many people's lives and showed how much good the furry fandom can do.
ALS is a horrible disease, and an awful way to go, but I'm glad he got to choose when to go, as he medically ended his life today.
Don't have too much fun without us up there haha
You're forever in my heart
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I never knew about that guy before, but it seems like he was a fun guy with a good sense of dark humour.
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I have been following Dogbomb on Twitter for the last 6 months or so. He was a godsend for me, really, after I lost my dad. Seeing this guy going through the pain of ALS and yet never giving up or allowing the disease to change his demeanor towards literally anything aside for the positive and its just been a very rewarding experience to get to know him through all of it. I am saddened to see him go, but it warms my heart to see just how close the community has become in the last month in giving him possibly one of the best proper sendoffs one could ask for. In the end he was very much loved and will be very missed by all of us. Tonight my heart is bursting not just to mourn, but also in pride. He will have so many great new adventures and will likely greet us and tell us all about them when it comes our time to see him again.
Little mixed over this whole thing, to be honest.
On the one hand, I worry that we're losing our respect for the sanctity of human life. Or at least, that we have elements in civilization that want to push some kind of "Greater Good" on others, choosing to not even try to help those suffering. Easier to kill someone and save money than to seek out a cure, or pay for treatments that are, at least in their eyes, "prolonging the inevitable". Something in me hesitates to say, "This is okay to do," because I feel that it's not. Maybe because I worry that what's an option now may become mandatory later. Or that someone's fate will end up in the hands of someone who doesn't really care for them, nor want the best. It troubles my soul to think some are rather glib about the idea of ending a life early for any reason. Martyrdom, dying for some cause beyond yourself, is about the only exception I'm okay with.
On the other hand, I don't know the guy's circumstances. And I'll admit that I don't like the idea of someone having to live a life of pain and misery on the mere hope that maybe a cure or some treatment will help them. Pain is not something we have an easy time treating. The best painkillers often end up addicting, at best, and who knows what the long-term side effects might be? It's hard to say that it's "better" for someone to continue living in constant pain and agony when it's not you. Although I vowed years ago never to commit suicide, I find myself wondering if I'd have the strength to keep living through that kind of pain. Yet at the same time, I'm not sure I'd want to kill myself over it either.
I doubt I'll ever be okay with suicide, even if it's doctor-assisted. I would prefer it be painless, like passing in your sleep, not unlike lethal injections for criminals. Yet I still feel that it is wrong somehow, that it's an option to be avoided most of the time. I could probably live with it so long as the laws around it are careful and very tight. We don't want some unfaithful husband using it as an easy way to end his marriage and head off with his hot new girlfriend. Nor do we want some committee over-riding the wishes of the patients and their families to continue living. There's a reason suicide is considered a sin by at least one religion. If we're going to have a discussion over this kind of thing, then I think it's only fair to hear the religious arguments against it. It's easy to do what "feels right" instead of taking time to really think over the religious and philosophical ramifications of legalizing such things. And good intentions can often lead to the worst consequences.
That said... I didn't know the guy, and I ain't trying to shame or bring down anyone who knew him. I can only pray that God has had mercy on his soul, and will help his friends and family in their time of grief. They could all use it right now. I hope he found the peace he was looking for.
On the one hand, I worry that we're losing our respect for the sanctity of human life. Or at least, that we have elements in civilization that want to push some kind of "Greater Good" on others, choosing to not even try to help those suffering. Easier to kill someone and save money than to seek out a cure, or pay for treatments that are, at least in their eyes, "prolonging the inevitable". Something in me hesitates to say, "This is okay to do," because I feel that it's not. Maybe because I worry that what's an option now may become mandatory later. Or that someone's fate will end up in the hands of someone who doesn't really care for them, nor want the best. It troubles my soul to think some are rather glib about the idea of ending a life early for any reason. Martyrdom, dying for some cause beyond yourself, is about the only exception I'm okay with.
On the other hand, I don't know the guy's circumstances. And I'll admit that I don't like the idea of someone having to live a life of pain and misery on the mere hope that maybe a cure or some treatment will help them. Pain is not something we have an easy time treating. The best painkillers often end up addicting, at best, and who knows what the long-term side effects might be? It's hard to say that it's "better" for someone to continue living in constant pain and agony when it's not you. Although I vowed years ago never to commit suicide, I find myself wondering if I'd have the strength to keep living through that kind of pain. Yet at the same time, I'm not sure I'd want to kill myself over it either.
I doubt I'll ever be okay with suicide, even if it's doctor-assisted. I would prefer it be painless, like passing in your sleep, not unlike lethal injections for criminals. Yet I still feel that it is wrong somehow, that it's an option to be avoided most of the time. I could probably live with it so long as the laws around it are careful and very tight. We don't want some unfaithful husband using it as an easy way to end his marriage and head off with his hot new girlfriend. Nor do we want some committee over-riding the wishes of the patients and their families to continue living. There's a reason suicide is considered a sin by at least one religion. If we're going to have a discussion over this kind of thing, then I think it's only fair to hear the religious arguments against it. It's easy to do what "feels right" instead of taking time to really think over the religious and philosophical ramifications of legalizing such things. And good intentions can often lead to the worst consequences.
That said... I didn't know the guy, and I ain't trying to shame or bring down anyone who knew him. I can only pray that God has had mercy on his soul, and will help his friends and family in their time of grief. They could all use it right now. I hope he found the peace he was looking for.
Living in constant pain isn't something anyone can understand until they experience it, and no one besides the person afflicted by it has any right to decide what is the right or wrong way to handle it for themselves. Not ever person's story is blessed with the happiest of endings, and someone taking what they believe to be the best path to the best resolution they can make out of a shitty situation while keeping spirits high and mood positive is awe inspiring.
Not everyone follows the rules and creeds of your religion, and people outside of your faith aren't required to follow any of them. This is neither the time, nor the place to be pushing bible related opinions on the matter. Be respectful.
Not everyone follows the rules and creeds of your religion, and people outside of your faith aren't required to follow any of them. This is neither the time, nor the place to be pushing bible related opinions on the matter. Be respectful.
My apologies. Maybe not the best place for such a discussion. And you're right that I don't understand. It just seems like an awful choice to make, and I don't envy anyone who has to make it. Just my own discomfort with the whole thing, I guess. Forgive me for any drama and hurt feelings I've caused. I'll try to find a better place to work out these thoughts.
It's okieeee, its a really hard thing to talk about in any regard! It is most certainly an awful choice to have to make, and all we can do is be hopeful that we never have to make it ourselves, and give our prayers/thoughts/love to those who find themselves in such a situation.
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