I won't minimize the suffering of people who are terminally ill. It is a terrible financial and emotional drain on the patient and the family. But there is something "off" about throwing a party to celebrate your upcoming suicide. I just don't get it.
"Hey Mom and Dad, I'm going to kill myself on Saturday. Is it OK if we use the backyard and the pool?"
From the NY Post:
What do you bring? Flowers?
Cut flowers of course, they'll still last longer than the person you're giving them to.
UPDATE:
She was a performance artist. That explains a lot.
Her last gig was a killer.
"Hey Mom and Dad, I'm going to kill myself on Saturday. Is it OK if we use the backyard and the pool?"
From the NY Post:
SAN DIEGO — In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party, telling them: “These circumstances are unlike any party you have attended before, requiring emotional stamina, centeredness and openness.”Is this a California thing?
And just one rule: No crying in front of her.
The 41-year-old artist with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, held the gathering to say goodbye before becoming one of the first Californians to take a lethal dose of drugs under the state’s new doctor-assisted suicide law for the terminally ill.
“For me and everyone who was invited, it was very challenging to consider, but there was no question that we would be there for her,” said Niels Alpert, a cinematographer from New York City.
What do you bring? Flowers?
Cut flowers of course, they'll still last longer than the person you're giving them to.
UPDATE:
She was a performance artist. That explains a lot.
Her last gig was a killer.
Friends said it was the final performance for the artist, who once drew pictures on a stage with whipped cream.
“What Betsy did gave her the most beautiful death that any person could ever wish for,” Alpert said. “By taking charge, she turned her departure into a work of art.”
