Today's Topic: Life or Death?
Christina Symanski was left paralyzed after diving into shallow water in 2005. She had lived as a quadriplegic for years, always questioning whether life was worth living. She took to her blog and wrote, ""I have come to a point in my own life where I’m struggling with the question, ‘Is this life worth living for ME, or am I just prolonging my own suffering?’"
After weighing her options and talking to friends, family and several professionals, Symanski ended her life by starving herself. You can read the full article HERE.
It's hard to have an opinion on this. My first reaction was shock at how casual the talk of death had become for Christina. It is easy for me to sit here in my healthy body and say that living with any disability is better than not living at all, but who am I kidding? We often say, "Well if it were me, I'd..." but that's just it, it isn't me. It's not my life, or anything close to it, so how can I judge?
Do I think she made the right choice? No, of course I don't. But are we in any position to answer that question for her?
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Thanks For Reading,
Lindsey
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