I would not know what to do if someone died. Some years ago a few houses down from us some renters dad died and they loaded him up and took him to Tucson and then returned to finish their vacation. Crazy
Well I plan on my final moments being in Mexico, hopefully Chiapis or Oaxaca so the post was interesting. I worrly only about the problems that my passing might cause for my sons. It would be ideal to go in a manner that disposes of the remains. Maybe a piece of rope, a cinder block, an inflatable boat and a sharp object. Oh yea and a deep large body of water too!
And I thought I was the only crazy one wanting to be sent out on my jet ski with pole and beer. don't know about my life insurance pay off in this case
I just cared for a dear friend from the start of his battle with cancer until the day he passed. I now am preparing a eulogy and will spread his ashes. After experiencing first hand and up close what cancer can do in decimating the body and spirit I choose ( if I am able) to go the way many of you have suggested.
I just don't get all the negativity around suicide. Who's life is it anyway. Why are their laws that dictate you must suffer right up till the painful end when you could go to sleep quietly. My best friend passed a year ago quietly in his bed when asleep. His wife called a mortuary to come for the remains and they called the police who showed up and interrogated the family for several hours. Sickening. In Mexico if you are found with a dead body you usually face a murder investigation so beware.
My brother died at age 59 from colon cancer. The doctor gave his wife morphine to administer to help ease the pain.
She used it all over a period of time and when he passed, at home, she called the doctor. The doctor by law had to call the police
to have them make an accounting of the drugs used. She had kept a sheet with the date, time and amount of each shot. They
raked her through the coals while his body was still in the house. It was brutal and she almost lost it. Unfortunately I was in
Cleveland and they were in Florida or I might have ended up in jail. I agree with suicide and assisted suicide. If a woman has the right to
terminate a life in her body, why don't I have the right to terminate my life? I must admit that there were times in my youth when I
almost did it, unwillingly, but that's a different story for another time.
I just don't get all the negativity around suicide. Who's life is it anyway. Why are their laws that dictate you must suffer right up till the painful end when you could go to sleep quietly. My best friend passed a year ago quietly in his bed when asleep. His wife called a mortuary to come for the remains and they called the police who showed up and interrogated the family for several hours. Sickening. In Mexico if you are found with a dead body you usually face a murder investigation so beware.
There is a scene in 'Gillespie's Gold' where one of the guys dies and to expedite the process of bringing the body back to the US from Mexico with the minimum amount of questions and fanfare, they placed him in the passenger seat of the old 4x4, poured tequila over him and drove him back across the border as if he had just passed out, after over indulging during a night on the town. They didn't need no 'stinkin' papers' in that case.
When our pets are suffering we take them to the vet. If the vet determines there is nothing they can do to improve the life / suffering of the pet, we have the option to put them to sleep humanely (umm - put the pet to sleep / not the vet).
Sometimes I think we treat our pets better than people.
In the upper Midwest the Finnish homesteaders would deal with the end by going backwards into a rain barrel....you can't get out and the body doesn't get to gross for the poor guy who finds it... I was thinking of selling geocached directions to hidden "moss box" end of the road graves for people that just wanted to disappear....hidden lid shuts and no fuss no muss.....
Friends in one of the suicide groups talk about the big issues being "Who will find the body?' Promises are made among friends to protect the family members and some poor unwary soul ffrom coming across a corpse.
getting one of these might be fun before checking out....http://www.terrainhopper.com/product/overlander-4z/. Having great fun since I built my beach house in 2006.....had adventures,made lots of friends....Helps you stay fit....anyone that is in there 40s or 50s should get off the fence and get a beach place of some kind.....you can't take it with you...
The Death Watch actually does what it says it’s going to do. The watch counts down as the seconds pass letting you know how much closer you are to the long sleep. Of course this whole thing is a little morbid until you focus on what it’s reminding you to do. Is spending another Saturday working overtime really more important than playing with your kids? Are you really going to have time later?
Everybody that stays at our house in Las Concha takes home a piece of our mom, her husband and two of their dogs as that is where we scattered their ashes before our house was stolen by the ladron, Fco Hernandez. Sweet dreams, all.
Everybody that stays at our house in Las Concha takes home a piece of our mom, her husband and two of their dogs as that is where we scattered their ashes before our house was stolen by the ladron, Fco Hernandez. Sweet dreams, all.
So you're saying the house is gone? He stole it & there's nothing else you can do?
No, it is still winding its way slower than molasses in January thru the courts but he has had possession of it all this time and renting it out to fund his lawsuit.
I remember the whole story. Unbelievable that something like this could happen. We had some business dealings with him 10 yrs ago and decided to move on as things just didn't seem right. I hope you can stay positive through all this. I can't help but feel it will all work out for you. Sorry for the hijack...
Well, I was recently unlucky enough to gain some first hand experience with this subject (See Scuba Accident Thread)
All things considered, I don't think things could have gone any better or faster in the US.
My buddy died in a scuba diving accident at approximately noon on Monday, that same night the autopsy was performed and he was embalmed. Tuesday was spent doing paper work and talking to the US Consulate. Wednesday morning he was on his way to the border in Lukeville to meet a hearse from a funeral home in Tucson.
72 hrs. from time of death to being on US soil; including an ambulance ride from Las Conchas beach to Santa Cecelia Mortuary, Autopsy, Embalming and a trip to the border for $1,200 usd.
That could have easily been a $20,000 bill in the states.
Well, I was recently unlucky enough to gain some first hand experience with this subject (See Scuba Accident Thread)
All things considered, I don't think things could have gone any better or faster in the US.
My buddy died in a scuba diving accident at approximately noon on Monday, that same night the autopsy was performed and he was embalmed. Tuesday was spent doing paper work and talking to the US Consulate. Wednesday morning he was on his way to the border in Lukeville to meet a hearse from a funeral home in Tucson.
72 hrs. from time of death to being on US soil; including an ambulance ride from Las Conchas beach to Santa Cecelia Mortuary, Autopsy, Embalming and a trip to the border for $1,200 usd.
That could have easily been a $20,000 bill in the states.
A very sad story. I am very sorry for you and your buddy.
If, when you'd care to, you'd choose to relate your feelings about 'buddy diving', I, as a certified diver, would be pleased to share.