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Wer darf Sterbehilfe beanspruchen?

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Meine Antwort wäre zunächst einmal Jede und Jeder. Und damit jede Person dies tun kann, geht es um die rechtliche Absicherung vom Gesetzgeber für die verschiedenen Formen der Sterbehilfe und um Absicherung der Ärzte durch die Ärztekammer und alle Landesärztekammern. Absicherung für alle direkt oder indirekt Beteiligten um dann Personen die auf Grund eines unheilbaren und oder unerträglichen Lebenssituation und Leidens über ihren eigenen Tod bestimmen wollen. Und damit auch dieser letzte große Akt eines Menschen auch menschwürdig ablaufen kann sind die Personen auf Hilfe angewiesen um sich sich das Leben nehmen zu können. Die diese Absicherungen brauchen. Über was reden wir wenn wir über Sterbehilfe sprechen ... Aktive Sterbehilfe - Als aktive Sterbehilfe bezeichnet man die Tötung eines anderen Menschen auf seinen ausdrücklichen Wunsch hin. Assistierte Sterbehilfe - Die Beihilfe zur Selbsttötung, auch assistierte Selbsttötung betitelt, oder auch Suizidbeihilfe und assistierter Suizid ...

Mourning in the Holiday Season

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At latest up from December we all experience that the days are getting darker and shorter, the cold surrounds us, an even more emotional and often much more difficult time begins, especially for those in mourning. The days of the Holiday Season are the days when families show and celebrate their families, rituals, love and emotions. If a loved one is missing, passed away - then this lost leaves a void - that will also have a major impact on familiar rituals and habits during these days. Often, however, there is simply a lack of strength to keep up habits that we have grown fond of. The holidays are often so difficult for the bereaved - because friends and acquaintances and of cause colleagues also have little or no time. So it can quickly get very lonely and not only during the days of Hanukkah or the days of Christmas - but also on all the days after that into the New Year. This challenging time can turn into a roller coaster ride of feelings and yet this time is again a path in t...

If you get doubts, you’re living real

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Doubts are the beginning of discourse and discussion. People who are absolutely sure of everything they are all too often just ignorant. Nobody knows everything. Because sometimes doubts are good too.  Knowledge by its very nature is closely linked to discovery and doubts. And Discovery by its very nature is all about something that – has happened, is happening, or will happen - and doubts are the nature between belief and disbelief or between two or more contradictory propositions, possibilities, or options. The root of thoughts are doubts and the root of doubts are knowledge - I see it as a balanced escalating scales but finally a harmony and equilibrium. Because the more one knows, the more we know what we don't know. Sure having more certainty is a goal and aim but having doubts is a good way to start to get more certainty - because I think and feel that the questions are more important than the answers - What is the use, benefit and value of an answer if the question...

Challenging Times - And 5 Ways to Overcome Challenges in Life

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Let us be honest - we all know those days when life seems to be extremely cruel to us?  Life is full of its ups and downs. One day, we may feel like we have it all figured out. Then we have the feeling that life gives us again and again lemons. Or the morning when you find out that you ran out of coffee, the 'Nutella' / peanut butter is empty, or your mascara decides to attack you, or when your wardrobe for some reason is hiding all your good clothes from you, ...  Please don't forget, we all have bad days, and we are all allowed to have them. The feeling and moments of thinking that life gives us only lemons. You’re not alone in these feelings. Everyone has to face their own varieties and types of lemons and challenges .  Everyone has their own choices for how to face a challenge in life or to deal with lemons.  However, there are a few good tips and tricks to follow when the going gets tough. Take your pick from the following list! 1. Look around you - Yo...

To where does my life extend, and where does the night begin?

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During my years as EMT paramedic, as medical orderly and even more since my wife fell ill, during the decade my wife and often talked about the question "what is 'life' "- and what defines life - what enriches one's own life. And when does twilight embrace the individual - where does the night begin? "To where does my life extend, and where does the night begin?" This is a line of a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke: "The Lover" / "Die Liebende" -  You will find the English and German poem at the end of this article How does the individual define this 'night' and to what extent each individual wants and can prepare himself internally and externally for it?! And it goes on - to which extent can and should dying be part of a self-determined life and whether the individual person takes  a assisted dying, assisted suicide regarding a self-determination dying into account is and should be up to the individual person. When making decision...

Bis wohin reicht mein Leben, und wo beginnt die Nacht

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" Bis wohin reicht mein Leben, und wo beginnt die Nacht? “ Diese Zeile ist aus dem Gedicht "Die Liebende" von Rainer Maria Rilke Es ist für mich die Frage was ist 'Leben' - was macht Leben aus - was bereichert das eigene Leben. Und wann umfängt die Dämmerung den Einzelnen - wo beginnt die Nacht? Wann umfängt einen ein 'schlechtes Leben' eine düstere Zukunftsaussicht. Wie definiert der Einzelne dies und inwieweit jeder Einzelne sich innerlich und äußerlich darauf vorbereiten will und kann. Und es geht weiter zu den Überlegungen, inwieweit auch das Sterben Teil eines selbstbestimmten Lebens sein sollte und wie diese Selbstbestimmung in der Sterbebegleitung berücksichtigt werden kann. Bei Entscheidungen für oder gegen lebenserhaltende medizinische Maßnahmen sollte immer der Wille und die Willenserklärung des Patienten im Mittelpunkt stehen. Wenn es um diese Willenserklärung geht, denke ich und spielt für mich und in meinem Verständnis eine wichtige Roll...

How to Prepare for a Home Fire, High Water or other kind of Evacuation

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The time to start preparing is Now - before there is an emergency.  Waiting until a emergency situation happens in which you are likely to leave behind important items and documents.  Please take your time and follow or check the following points to prepare yourself, your home, and your family for a potential evacuation  I am writing this because I learned the hard way - my house and home was flood-affected in 2016 by heavy rain - no river in our area - and with in 1 hour around of our house we had more than 1 meter (about 1 yard) at our terrace door. And then in 2020 we lost our home by a house fire. Sometime one has a monopoly on bad luck. My suggestions: Ensure that all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home and know the family meeting spot outside of your home. Install the right number of smoke alarms at least one per room. And please Smoke alarms are available for people who are deaf or those with profound hearing loss. These alarms us...