Our next meeting on the
14th March at the normal time of 7.00pm at the White
Rock
The subject is : Dignity in Death
Death is the one common
experience that we cannot avoid and which perhaps defines our humanity. It can
be hard to give up the instinct that comes from a lifetime of struggle to
survive and accept the inevitable when it arrives.
My personal position is that
while death holds absolutely no fear, the process of dying is one that fills me
with dread. I therefore advocate that
“Where possible it should be our inalienable right to
choose a death that is dignified, at a time of our choosing, and is both certain
and painless”
This is a subject in which many
of our members have strong views.
I will introduce it, but will
then ask members of the audience to share their experiences of death and dying
with the rest of the group. We want to hear both the good and bad
experiences.
The debate that follows will, I
am sure, be as intense as always – but duly mindful of the sensitivity of the
issues being discussed.
As promised at the meeting, here are a couple of websites of relevant organisations.
(the govt body aimed at getting people planning their end of life
arrangements)
A pro assisted dying group with a fair amount of info on their site.
