Quote Originally Posted by robbie bobby View Post
Yes I saw it and it was not so pleasant to watch.It looked like towards the end he choked a little bit and who knows maybe he regreted it in the last few seconds.

It was a bit upsetting though and I knew the guy as he lived just up the road from me
As a nurse I have sadly cared for and seen many people pass on.

He wasn't choking although it sounded that way.

The barbiturate was just depressing his respiratory drive rapidly.....

The disease he had doesn't have a nice ending sadly. He would have needed a ventilator at the terminal phase. He would have been bed bound.

I know this is a difficult emotive subject. Its a really difficult one. I am passionate about end of life care. I always make sure the patient is pain free and comfortable and that close ones, relatives and friends can participate in the process and are not scared by it. I give pain relief and sedative medication as I need to to keep them comfortable and be able to pass on in the most gentle way they can.