Euthanasia

Force of Life is unconditional. It can be used in healing processes in many ways, but it can also be used in many destructive ways.

Urge of life rises from several ponds. There are social networks, fulfillment, feeling of being part of society, usefullness and many others.

Fear of life is also noteable; Fear of waking up when life is a living Hell. There might be pain. There might be shame, fear of nightmares, fear of disability and often, especially among elderly people, fear of being under other people's command. This comes hand in hand with several kind of illnesses and life led to the bottom of the bed. Disability to protect oneself, fear of abuse and fear of pain that cannot be escaped. There are certain pain issues, for example cancer, nerves, pain and often combined issues, that pain killers just can't help. Progressive nerve sickness, progressive infections, progressive bone fracturing; they just cannot be stopped and prevented.

Fear of torture and abuse might have followed many people far back from childhood. Children are under parents command and grannies are under nurses' and doctors' command. Living in hell a few years might seem nothing to one, who is able to control one's own life and decisions, but these who are unable to protect themselves, often fear living. They seek peace and calm of Avalon or fields of Elysee.

Right to live is often under discussion. Is there NEED to live after the URGE has went away? Whose needs of life does it serve, if no one gives a shit of wellness of those who are seriously suffering of their circumstances? Right to live is often raised when people are discussing about human rights over all. Disabled people, women, hookers, kids, men, everybody should have right to live a life that is full of joy, happy relationships and purpose in living. That there are friends to visit, managed pain issues and some kind of future to expect.

Even animals are mercied, if life isn't meaningful for them anymore. People do not have this right. They are forced to live under shameful conditions and suffering enormous amount of pain and surroundings that don't bring anything more to the day, but to waiting for the easing Death.

Last night I had a huge row about elderly people's treating at nurseries. Yes, part of it is, that there are much practical issues that arise from the source of "not enough money to pay for decent amount of nurses". Yes, that is also political level of issue and I think it's also a matter of Human Rights; in many occasions there are crimes against humanity when elderly people are not helped to the toilet when they need "because they can wait", they're not washed properly and that causes wounds and the wounds are not properly taken care of. Many times I've been ashamed of being a part of that "faceless army".

Another truth is, there are too many grannies, not enough beds, not enough nurses. Recourses to manage all the grannies in need, are empty. There simply is too much people for so many pair of hands. Not all can tolerate the work. Not all are suitable for the work, even if they tolerated the work. And the ticking time bomb of the Great Age Classes, the post-war generation is yet to come. If the resources are already empty, what's next? Already the entire process is in trouble. Many grannies are at home even though they needed bedside at the nursery. Nurseries and Health Care Centres and Home Treatments are in trouble, because there simply are too much people and too little bedsides. When they're in trouble, the Special Care level is also filled by those who could be treated at Health Care level or even at home, if there was chance for it. Now there isn't chance for that.

I think it could be a huge help, if all of those, who wanted to die, could die. That opens the doors for those, who needed help. Also in that way many nurses could switch their attitude, because they wouldn't feel so uncapable of controlling or taking care of the amount of the patients, who actually needed more of care. I think the mistakes in treatment come from many levels in nurse field too.

Feeling unable to fill the boots in the field work, many start a circle of being sick. Too much work and too much feeling of "not enough" raises issues. Some of them turn it outwards and throw it back to patients. Power is huge; many torture elderly people, because they can and even want to do that. Some just adapt; "This is the way things have always been done an there is nothing to change it, so why would I even try?" Feeling enslaved, forced to work too hard and under untoleratable conditions, is presented to totally wrong direction. I don't think it's about money; I think nurses are hooked by too good pay check; it's hard to run away and do something else, because the loss of income would risk personal life.

Many have issues at home and come to work "rest of the civil war" and mental problems, child abuse at home or abuse of drugs or alcohol are quite common. Even if someone is clearly not in condition of doing well their work, bosses don't stop it. Because it's hard to find someone to make it up. The circle is ready; not enough people to take care of those in need.

I think, that it would be honorable decision to let go of life that wouldn't fill any signs of what we tend to call Life. Loosing the Self bit by bit might have a hint of glory, but lying in the pile of shit or having constant urine infections or constant wounds because the treatment is unbearable, there is no point.

Euthanasia changes the powershift; the pressure from the field would change. Then the other issue is the culture of treating; why money has so much power over human rights even in western society and also the image of the nurses needs a bit of twisting too. How the hell there is a choice to shame and torture elderly people in Finland, by authority?