The following comes from an August 11 People article by Karen Mizoguchi:
In early July, Betsy Davis sent out invitations to a party she referred to as a “rebirth.”
“These circumstances are unlike any party you have attended before, requiring emotional stamina, centeredness and openness,” her e-mail invitations read, according to AP.
Davis, a 41-year-old artist from California, spent the last three years losing control of her body due to the debilitating illness of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and had been planning one final gathering that concluded with a physician-assisted suicide.
Davis invited over 30 friends and family to join her at a beautiful home in Ojai on July 23-24. She had put together a fun-filled weekend with every hour detailed with activities for her loved ones who arrived from New York, Chicago and across California.
As the final hours counted down, friends and family kissed her goodbye and gathered for a group photo. “The worst was needing to leave the room every now and then, because I would get choked up. But people got it,” said Davis’ sister Kelly, who wrote about her sister for local news outlet Voice of San Diego. “They understood how much she was suffering and that she was fine with her decision. They respected that. They knew she wanted it to be a joyous occasion.”
Davis was wheeled out to a canopy bed on a hillside, where she looked out at her last sunset. Dressed in a Japanese kimono she bought on a bucket-list trip she took after being diagnosed in 2013, she took a combination of morphine, pentobarbital and chloral hydrate prescribed by her doctor at 6:45 p.m.
Betsy died four hours later surrounded by Kelly, her caretaker, her doctor and her massage therapist.
Guests called the gathering Betsy’s final performance as friend and cinematographer Niels Alpert explained that “what Betsy did gave her the most beautiful death that any person could ever wish for.”
“By taking charge, she turned her departure into a work of art,” he concluded.
this is jonestown, this time by media brainwashing, one suicide at a time. not improbable that there will be group parties , soon , to make it more festive
clariification…by ‘group parties’ i was referring to people wanting to ‘go out’ as a group, rather than the single-star celebration described here
Don’t be swayed by the sentimentality of this kind of “party”. Like driving a friend to the abortion clinic, by participating in a pre-suicide event, you are committing a MORTAL SIN. Refuse to attend, be very vocal and clear about why you won’t, and do not put your soul into eternal jeopardy just to please someone about to commit a terrible offense against God. You will be called a heartless mean spirit but you can take that as a badge of honor. You must resist these Satanic attacks upon life.
Great advice, Kristin. Going to such things only encourages it and makes excuses for the healthcare providers not to train good oncologists in pain killing techniques .
Eventually the terminally ill and expensive to treat will be killed in this country without their consent. Slippery slope, brought to you by the godless Democrat Party. It’s not surprising that the article about this woman’s “party” made no mention of God, religion, faith or prayer; the woman and her friends appear to have an entirely materialistic worldview.
This is so sad. In a simmillar situation a Bishop tried to talk a woman out of a planned suicide, sadly to no avail. Pray for Betsy.
Many people of today, sadly have no respect for life at all! No humility, either! It is also shocking, to read the remarks of ignorant people— who thought it to be a great thing, for this suffering girl to commit suicide, and in doing so, to “take charge of her life,” and be fortunate to “die in a beautiful place!” While her doctor, caregiver, and massage therapist WATCHED HER DIE!! This is SICK!! When I was young, people had more respect and humility, accepting the facts of life, bowing to the Creator, in all things– “only God can make a life, and only God can take a life!” And suffering was once viewed as a great thing, too– a means of purification, bringing one closer to God, ready to meet Him in Heaven!
I recall the humble suffering and death, of several family members– particularly, my paternal grandfather, who died when I was only four years old, after a long battle with cancer. He was a much-beloved, caring, gentle soul, and his funeral at the church, was packed! My grandmother told us kids that she saw the angels come for our grandpa’s soul, and take it to Heaven! And we were so in awe! We believed every word! God has a meaning and a purpose, in all things! Including suffering– which is also Christ-like— especially, when united to Christ’s suffering!! We need America’s children to be taught religion once again, and Christ-like virtue, and to live by Christ’s teachings!
Euthanasia opens a terrible slippery slope. Legalized by Jesuit Seminarian Jerry Brown it should keep all elderly people away from hospitalizations, especially if you own a house and have children that might benefit. The bottom line is that the American Medical Association, which gave us Obamacare, wants to save expenses for dear Leader Hussein Obola. Welcome to the Death Panels Sarah Palin presciently described for US. Do not forget that we Americans also invented Eugenics in the 1920s. Soon coming to a hospital near you Zica Eugenics/Euthanasia for one-year olds. There has a proposition about Euthanasia defeated in California some 20 years ago, but Cultural Marxists are having a great time with Obaama and will,be more,of the same with…
Disgusting, pathetic. and heartbreaking. May she rest in peace.
If you haven’t been there, please note that this was Ojai (aptly pronounced O-High — not O.J. like in Simpson), and par for the course: New Agey, Spiritual, Artsy-Fartsy, Organic, 150% white (statistically 88% but same thing). In fairness, the poor girl wouldn’t know any better.
Pathetic ‘Parties’. Cries to heaven. AND FOLKS, It’s already being forced on many vs remaining optional (as bad as THAT is). From Life Site news —
@ http://www.lifenews.com/2016/08/12/bobby-schindler-things-are-worse-now-for-patients-thank-when-terri-schiavo-was-killed/
Terri Schiavo’s brother runs a Crisis Line & KNOWS what is happening. Read this and weep. God help us. Pray.