Who said god died of atrophy

Sturcken sat in a wheelchair and breathed, fed and urinated through tubes. Severe hand spasms caused her fingernails to cut through her palms.

The disease had killed off the lining of her nerve cells, causing painful cramping. Warren became friendly with Sturcken, who communicated with the world through eye movements tracked via computer before she died last November. I never want to get this far. Avoiding pain and suffering is not her primary motivation. She thinks the strongest argument for medical aid in dying stems from the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant, who said that being human comes down to rationality, dignity and autonomy.

What is dignity? She does deep breathing with a respirator eight times a day, spends 12 hours a week on physical therapy exercises and treats her pain with medical cannabis and Tylenol. She enjoys curling up on the couch with her year-old Siamese cat, Colfax, and she has ordered her two grandchildren bike helmets to prepare for their upcoming visit from Santa Barbara. Before I stepped into the church, I told myself to be gung-ho and not cry.

I felt very joyful and renewed. The next day, I followed my wife to church. Coincidentally, I met a pain care specialist who checked my body and told me that I might have muscular atrophy. He said that my muscles would progressively deteriorate and I would die in months. He recommended that I get another opinion. The second doctor checked, and checked, and checked. Then he shook his head. God gave me the anointing to be a doctor, but I cannot heal your sickness.

You have a terminal illness. But the day I know you, I have to see you. Somehow, God led me to read about the book of Job. Despite all the tragedy that Job went through, he still trusted in God. I saw how Job completely submitted to God, and I told myself that I had to submit to Him completely too. So what if I die? Home Bereavement Facing Bereavement Brothers and Sisters Brothers and Sisters Understandably, you might feel worried about upsetting your other children if you talk to them about what is going to happen to their sibling.

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