Isabel Says Good-bye:
Conversations and Choice
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I’ve been thinking lately that if this virus gets really bad – and we still don’t know whether the curve is going to go up or down – I would cheerfully volunteer for what (lacking a better term) I call “pre-terminal assisted euthanasia.” In other words, if I get sick with The Thing, I want to go somewhere where they’ll help me over the threshold and leave my bed and ventilator – which I emphatically do NOT want – for someone who wants them.
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About the Book
Told in emails, you will learn how, as Isabel's lung cancer advanced and her health declined, she worked with her doctor to arrange for her physician-assisted death. She pre-planned an uplifting ceremony and spent the day before it saying good-bye to her friends.
About the Author
The main contributors to this book are friends of Isabel who rallied around her to support her in her cancer journey. Alice is a long-time colleague with whom she spent many vacations. Muriel is another colleague, and her friend Sandy met Isabel and Alice in San Diego. A cousin and other friends of Isabel appear near the end of the book.