Dr. Nitschke's autobiography, superbly written with Peter Corris, gives excellent insight into the travails & triumphs.
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Friday, June 5, 2020
Recommended Reading: Damned If I Do
A great story of a courageous individual. Dr. Nitschke has spent the majority of his life tackling an issue you'd think would've been one of the goddess-given rights....the right to die.
Dr. Nitschke's autobiography, superbly written with Peter Corris, gives excellent insight into the travails & triumphs.
Dr. Nitschke's autobiography, superbly written with Peter Corris, gives excellent insight into the travails & triumphs.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Right To Die & The Peaceful Pill Handbook
UPDATE 6/13/20
For many years helium was touted (by the now-defunct Hemlock Society) as the most accessible means. I tested it in 2014 and it felt like having a hive of bees lowered over my head. I think the feeling was due to a numbing effect.
The surgeon was surprised at my youthful age and asked me several times if I was sure. But there was never any question of my legal right.
Now, as we enter our "twilight years," many of us and/or our loved ones face the possibility of criminal prosecution for simply being present when someone ends their life.
For many years helium was touted (by the now-defunct Hemlock Society) as the most accessible means. I tested it in 2014 and it felt like having a hive of bees lowered over my head. I think the feeling was due to a numbing effect.
In 2015 I tested carbon monoxide by lighting the two burners of my Coleman stove inside my Geo Metro hatchback, the car I was then traveling in. It was winter and very cold outside so the heat was welcome. The gas was a very mild soporific that induced only the slightest of pressure in the area of my frontal lobe; not enough to even begin to call a headache and barely noticeable. But it took two weeks for my mind to fully clear.
Recently, in May of this year, I tested nitrogen. It is extremely fast and very gentle...no side effects at all. I only took four "whiffs" but that was enough to narrow my vision and bring me to the edge of consciousness. It took about 20 minutes for the acute effect to wear off and about 24 hours for it to completely "clear."
I recently finished reading Dr. Nitschke's autobiography, Damned If I Do. I can't recommend it enough! It's an excellent tale of his (and his partner's) courage and willingness to help others. Dr. Nitschke seems to prefer carbon monoxide. In the interests of testing, I ordered formic and sulphuric acids from
https://www.dudadiesel.com
a supplier of the two chemicals needed to produce CO.
When my order didn't arrive I contacted Dudadiesel and was told they automatically cancel orders that include both. Be advised.
In December of 2017 I turned 65. As a gift to myself I bought a subscription to The Peaceful Pill Handbook. The subscription includes a monthly newsletter from EXIT International.
I had a vasectomy at age 22. Although I suppose I MIGHT have been able to do the job myself, I did not have the necessary license to obtain or administer the anesthetic. And even if I had, I still lacked the coordination and certainly the expertise; it was much easier to pay someone.
I recently finished reading Dr. Nitschke's autobiography, Damned If I Do. I can't recommend it enough! It's an excellent tale of his (and his partner's) courage and willingness to help others. Dr. Nitschke seems to prefer carbon monoxide. In the interests of testing, I ordered formic and sulphuric acids from
https://www.dudadiesel.com
a supplier of the two chemicals needed to produce CO.
When my order didn't arrive I contacted Dudadiesel and was told they automatically cancel orders that include both. Be advised.
In December of 2017 I turned 65. As a gift to myself I bought a subscription to The Peaceful Pill Handbook. The subscription includes a monthly newsletter from EXIT International.
I had a vasectomy at age 22. Although I suppose I MIGHT have been able to do the job myself, I did not have the necessary license to obtain or administer the anesthetic. And even if I had, I still lacked the coordination and certainly the expertise; it was much easier to pay someone.
The surgeon was surprised at my youthful age and asked me several times if I was sure. But there was never any question of my legal right.
Now, as we enter our "twilight years," many of us and/or our loved ones face the possibility of criminal prosecution for simply being present when someone ends their life.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
AaWWW MaaaAAAAaaannnn!!! (excerpted w/o permission from Captain Underpants)
I passed the first anniversary of my brush with helium the other day. I have to say, it went by more lightly than that batch of refried beans I whomped up.
I'd read Final Exit when it first came out and was enthused when some years later they discovered helium.
Last year I was 58 and had had enough. However, soon after I opened the valve I began to feel as if a cloud of bees was descending around muh hedbone. 'Twas uncomfortable. I shut off the tank, waited an hour for it (muh hed) tuh clear, drove to the store for a bottle of gin and had a few. Then I tried again. Same thing.
I was annoyed for several months. I called one of the more vocal proponents, a physician, to alert him of the "side effect." He gruffly said, "No one's ever survived it. That's impossible." End of conversation.
I'm writing this to share (in that beauuteeful way) with all of you who are looking forward to this option.
As an aside: I suspect a high level of physical pain might over-ride the discomfort. But it was sufficient to thwart me -- undt vonce vee Churmenz put our (alleged) minds to sompsing....!!
It was disappointing to learn it ain't the eezee-peezee transition it's touted to be.
Perhaps this explains why some people flail their arms.
Good luck.
I'd read Final Exit when it first came out and was enthused when some years later they discovered helium.
Last year I was 58 and had had enough. However, soon after I opened the valve I began to feel as if a cloud of bees was descending around muh hedbone. 'Twas uncomfortable. I shut off the tank, waited an hour for it (muh hed) tuh clear, drove to the store for a bottle of gin and had a few. Then I tried again. Same thing.
I was annoyed for several months. I called one of the more vocal proponents, a physician, to alert him of the "side effect." He gruffly said, "No one's ever survived it. That's impossible." End of conversation.
I'm writing this to share (in that beauuteeful way) with all of you who are looking forward to this option.
As an aside: I suspect a high level of physical pain might over-ride the discomfort. But it was sufficient to thwart me -- undt vonce vee Churmenz put our (alleged) minds to sompsing....!!
It was disappointing to learn it ain't the eezee-peezee transition it's touted to be.
Perhaps this explains why some people flail their arms.
Good luck.
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