Without proper identification of such an ailment, it would remain a mystery of what this sickness was, and given how easily contagious it is, how fast it can spread. ... Stunningly, this would not alleviate or help stop blindness, and may even lead to gastrointestinal sicknesses if digested in raw form (Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt). Explicitly suggesting a vicious cycle in ancient civilizations of treating ailments that not only would not solve the targeted sickness, but actually increase the probability of contracting another disease. ... Diet, yet another source of sickness, was r...

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Although the patient=s medical needs are met, the primary concern is for the patient=s social and spiritual wellBbeing. ... Because of a sickness or even injury, a person may not be able to inform other people of their wishes. ...

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"(184) E-Hospice focuses on the quality rather than the quantity of life-emotional, spiritual and practical support-enforces that death is a normal process. ... L-"in ancient times euthanasia meant as easy death without severe suffering [ ] Today one no longer thinks of this original meaning of the word, but rather some intervention of medicine whereby the suffering of sickness or of the final agony are reduced, sometimes also with the danger of suppressing life prematurely." ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases and conditions that are hurting and or slowly killing the patient. This method of death also gives the individual a chance to decide when to end his or her life, by committing suicide in a peaceful manner rather than waiting through prolonged and continuous periods of suffering from the d...

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