…rikingly similar – and incorrect – diagnosis. His widow Vicki’s powerful op-ed just days before the 2012 election helped seal defeat for the ballot question. When my husband was first diagnosed with cancer, he was told that he had only two to four months to live, that he’d never go back to the U.S. Senate, that he should get his affairs in order, kiss his wife, love his family and get ready to die. But that prognosis was wrong. Teddy lived 15 more…
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…ut changing the theory. Electricity is electricy regardless of how it is used. The relationships between resitence, current flow and voltage are not changed by whether they are applied for good or evil. So again, the question of 5000 shocks in one day is a question of application not of theory. If the question is, can 5000 shocks a day ever be justified as an application, let us look at a couple of senarios. The first hyothetical situation; the ba…
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…nning out. Ending up in a nursing home.” “His next words were unforgettable. . . He informed me I had the right to forego any medication, including the lifesaving antibiotics. If I chose not to continue with the current therapy, I could be made very comfortable. . . . Although not explicitly stated, the message was loud and clear. I can help you die peacefully.” Until recently, Bill never told anyone about what transpired, because he was scared. T…
