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goobster  ·  687 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: And now I know about suicide machines.

Had a Zoom call with them last night. There was a lot of euphemistic terms thrown around, and implications, and, honestly, embarrassment. But I think they just went with a nasal cannula, and didn't do anything to reduce the oxygen they were breathing in. So no 02 deprivation so no death.

They were talking about the old hose in the tailpipe technique... but they have a newer car with a catalytic converter, and that's just not going to work on any reasonable timescale.

They may have lost their nerve. And yet, they are so deeply unhappy...

I wish our medical system was more humane.