Life According to John -2

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying

MSPs reject bill after concerted campaign to block it and despite amendments intended to placate critics

The Scottish parliament has voted against legalising assisted dying after critics and religious groups led a concerted campaign to block the measures.

MSPs voted 69 to 57 to reject the proposals in a late night vote on Tuesday – a larger margin than expected, despite a series of last-minute amendments designed to placate critics of the private member’s bill.

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Many moons ago, in a galaxy far far away, I helped a good friend to die, and it was one of the most beautiful and peaceful experiences I have ever had.

A client friend who lived in Florida - I phoned him one day and he sounded awful. He admitted he had had a mini stroke and had been unconscious on the bathroom floor for 3 days before someone found him and he then confessed how ill he had been and how he was dying of HIV.

ndhow he had full time nurses that were driving him crazy.

Now;- He had arranged full time home care nurses, which in America is paid for by him and easy to arrange and while that was not the problem, the nurses were. They talked boring shit about their car, their kids, their boyfriends and he REALLY didn't want to hear such garbage at the end of his life, and when I found out how ill he was, I gave up everything and was on the first plane over to Florida to take care of him. I was to stay until his final breath 5 months later.

a He had announced on the phone that he didn't intend dying slowly in a bed and that he wanted to end his life - his way and at a time to suit him - and I thorughly approved. When I told my friends I was going to offer to be there with him, as company, if he so wished, it would be my honour, and my friends all thought I was nuts, and as I said, -

" At the end of my life, do I want to end up alone with strangers nursing me, or have a good dear friend there with me at the end..."

and the answer was an easy one.

So I flew over, fired all the ditsy nurses and I didn't have a clue how to find a gay male nurse to help out and not all these women, so one evening after I settled him down and he was asleep, I went to a gay sex club. It was about half full of guys sucking and fucking and my big dick soon got attention and as I was having sex, I kept asking guys if they knew any male nurses looking for work, and they must have thought I was completely off my rocker - nuts... BUT - the next day I got a phone call and this nurse came round to chat AND HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE HEAVEN SENT ANGEL and he sarted the very next morning.

Now - I must tell you about the next morning when he came for his first day:-

I had been up most the night with my friend as he had been ill and needed care - and the toilet several times - and as soon as the nurse heard about my long night, he said ' GOODBYE JOHN.' - which confused. When I asked what he meant, he ansered -

' You are my patient to, Now, get dressed, go out and see the town, have some lunch down by the harbor, see something of Florida, and comeback around 4pm when I finnish at 5pm. You need time to heal as much as he does. Someone has to care for the carer.'

I nearly cried. I hugged him deeply as he completely appreciated the set up and was so good with my friend - who really liked him - and it couldn't have bene more perfect.

So out I went.

The hospital were killing him with chemotherapy and even he admitted that, so we stopped the chemo and while he had a little more energy, he was still just weeks away from death, and we would sit and chat with a cuppa, and I would ask all about his life, what he had done, where had he been, what were his relationships, you know - all about him. He was dying and he needed to share, needed to be heard and most importanty wanted someone there who was interested and would remember - always.

And I have - every little detail is still as sharp in my memory as it was in 1994.

You make, and take, from the news that which you wish to see and hear. You observe what you want and comment of things that affect you personally. If you don't like something, do not read it and move on but do not shy away from what IS going on in the world of which - you are a part. World news is so easy to find these days and differing opinions not hard to find. Having an opinion is vital and being a ' don't care' person helps no one. So open your mind - open your heart - open your awareness and ALWAYS be open to new ideas.

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