{"id":4402,"date":"2011-03-06T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T19:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2011-03-06T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T19:47:07","slug":"repost-51-hours-left-to-live-iama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/06\/repost-51-hours-left-to-live-iama\/","title":{"rendered":"rePost ::  :: 51 hours left to live : IAmA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>51 hours left to live (self.IAmA)<br \/>\nsubmitted 17 hours ago by Lucidending<br \/>\nOn Tuesday I&#8217;ll finally end my battle with cancer thanks to Oregon&#8217;s Death with dignity act. As part of my preparations I&#8217;ve ended my pain medication and am trying to regain what little dignity and clarity I can.<br \/>\nWho I was doesn&#8217;t matter. I&#8217;m in pain, I&#8217;m tired and I&#8217;m finally being granted a small shred of respect. Feel free to AMA if you&#8217;re so inclined.<br \/>\n6944 commentssharesavedhidereport<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/\">51 hours left to live : IAmA<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; color: blue; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px;\"><a class=\"title loggedin \" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: blue; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1px; padding: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/\">51 hours left to live<\/a> <span class=\"domain\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small;\">(<a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/\">self.IAmA<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagline\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">submitted 17 hours ago by\u00a0<a class=\"author id-t2_4xbg8\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Lucidending\">Lucidending<\/a><span class=\"userattrs\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expando\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; clear: left; padding: 0px;\">\n<form id=\"form-t3_fy6yzekx\" class=\"usertext\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; position: relative; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">\n<div class=\"usertext-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"md\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; max-width: 60em; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; font-size: small; background-color: #fafafa; border-top-left-radius: 7px 7px; border-top-right-radius: 7px 7px; border-bottom-right-radius: 7px 7px; border-bottom-left-radius: 7px 7px; margin: 0px; border: 1px solid #336699;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">On Tuesday I&#8217;ll finally end my battle with cancer thanks to Oregon&#8217;s Death with dignity act. As part of my preparations I&#8217;ve ended my pain medication and am trying to regain what little dignity and clarity I can.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Who I was doesn&#8217;t matter. I&#8217;m in pain, I&#8217;m tired and I&#8217;m finally being granted a small shred of respect. Feel free to AMA if you&#8217;re so inclined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"flat-list buttons\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; display: block; margin: 0px;\">\n<li class=\"first\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a class=\"comments\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">6944 comments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><span class=\"share-button toggle\"><a class=\"option active \" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; display: inline; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" tabindex=\"100\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">share<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\">\n<form class=\"state-button save-button\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/post\/save\" method=\"post\">saved<\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\">\n<form class=\"state-button hide-button\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/post\/hide\" method=\"post\"><span><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\">hide<\/a><\/span><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\">\n<form class=\"toggle report-button\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\" method=\"get\"><span class=\"option active\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">report<\/a><\/span><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nsome notable words:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry unvoted\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; opacity: 1; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"noncollapsed\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"tagline\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a class=\"author id-t2_3iszb\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/IranFree\">IranFree<\/a><span class=\"userattrs\"> <\/span> <span class=\"score unvoted\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\">265 points<\/span> 17 hours ago<a class=\"expand\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-style: normal; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; padding: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">[-]<\/a><\/p>\n<form id=\"form-t1_c1ji9j249b\" class=\"usertext\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; position: relative; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">\n<div class=\"usertext-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"md\" style=\"max-width: 60em; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; font-size: small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">any regrets?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<ul class=\"flat-list buttons\" style=\"list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; display: inline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<li class=\"first\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a class=\"bylink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/c1ji9j2\">permalink<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\">\n<form class=\"toggle report-button\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\" method=\"get\"><span class=\"option active\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">report<\/a><\/span><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\">reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"child\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: dotted; border-left-color: #ddddff; padding: 0px;\">\n<div id=\"siteTable_t1_c1ji9j2\" class=\"sitetable listing\" style=\"list-style-type: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\" thing id-t1_c1ji9ws even even comment \" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"parent\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699;\" name=\"c1ji9ws\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"midcol unvoted\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 15px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry unvoted\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; opacity: 1; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"noncollapsed\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"tagline\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a class=\"author submitter id-t2_4xbg8\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: white; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; background-color: #5f99cf;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Lucidending\">Lucidending<\/a><span class=\"userattrs\"> [<a class=\"submitter\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #0055df;\" title=\"submitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/\">S<\/a>]<\/span> <span class=\"score unvoted\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\">674 points<\/span> 17 hours ago<a class=\"expand\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-style: normal; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; padding: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">[-]<\/a><\/p>\n<form id=\"form-t1_c1ji9wsehf\" class=\"usertext\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; position: relative; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">\n<div class=\"usertext-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"md\" style=\"max-width: 60em; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; font-size: small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Yes, one. I bought my high school sweetheart an engagement ring and never gave it to her. Life happened, meaning in was dumb. I went in the military after a dumb fight and&#8230;. Yeah just one<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<ul class=\"flat-list buttons\" style=\"list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; display: inline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<li class=\"first\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a class=\"bylink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/c1ji9ws\">permalink<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a class=\"bylink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #888888; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#c1ji9j2\">parent<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\">reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noncollapsed\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry unvoted\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; opacity: 1; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"noncollapsed\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"tagline\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a class=\"author id-t2_3si5e\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/rebel_rouser\">rebel_rouser<\/a><span class=\"userattrs\"> <\/span> <span class=\"score unvoted\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\">4 points<\/span> 16 hours ago<a class=\"expand\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-style: normal; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; padding: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">[-]<\/a><\/p>\n<form id=\"form-t1_c1jictoez2\" class=\"usertext\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; position: relative; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">\n<div class=\"usertext-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"md\" style=\"max-width: 60em; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; font-size: small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Send the ring to her, there is still time!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<ul class=\"flat-list buttons\" style=\"list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; display: inline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<li class=\"first\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border: initial none initial;\"><a class=\"bylink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; 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opacity: 1; padding: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"noncollapsed\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"tagline\" style=\"color: #888888; font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a class=\"author submitter id-t2_4xbg8\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: white; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; background-color: #5f99cf;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Lucidending\">Lucidending<\/a><span class=\"userattrs\"> [<a class=\"submitter\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #0055df;\" title=\"submitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/\">S<\/a>]<\/span> <span class=\"score unvoted\" style=\"font-size: x-small;\">146 points<\/span> 16 hours ago<a class=\"expand\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #336699; font-style: normal; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; padding: 1px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">[-]<\/a><\/p>\n<form id=\"form-t1_c1jidi56be\" class=\"usertext\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; position: relative; \" action=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/fy6yz\/51_hours_left_to_live\/#\">\n<div class=\"usertext-body\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"md\" style=\"max-width: 60em; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; font-size: small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\">That would be awful. I found her 9 months ago and talked on the phone. She has no idea I&#8217;m sick and asked to meet. I have a letter for her that she will get Monday morning. She may call, but I&#8217;ll never tell her about the ring. 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As part of my preparations I&#8217;ve ended my pain medication and am trying to regain what little dignity and clarity I can. 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