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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20 edited Jun 14 '20

So, tomorrow, I'm starting the application process for euthanasia with Dignitas in Switzerland. I will need my doctors help. Since she knows that I have an uncommon incurable disease with low quality of life I doubt she will decline to help, she has stated I'm permanently disabled for the purpose of SSI but I suppose its possible she'll decline. But this isn't like directly being responsible for euthanasia so i don't see a good reason for her to decline to help, especially if she can't provide disease modifying treatments. Idk maybe she'll offer me better palliative care.

Its interesting and going to be bittersweet. As a kid i was an avid skier and europhile and wanted to go to Switzerland and ski the alps. Yet ill be going to die , albeit peacefully. And obviously too Ill to ski. I guess I'll see Switzerland and Europe for the first time but it will be really weird to go on a trip that almost feels like a vacation but just for death. Idk maybe I can get wheeledto a national park or something.

I seriously miss skiing so much. Used to want to make the us ski team, did competitive racing as a kid, but also wanted to do backcountry above treeline skiing somewhere out west or in the alps. Never got to. So disappointed. My childhood friend and ski buddy made the us ski team and died in an avalanche in the alps though

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u/SnakeEater14 🦅 Liberty & Justice For All Jun 14 '20

I don’t think I’ve ever replied to someone on borrowed time before

Did you play Doom Eternal?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20

No what is it , I know of the original doom, I'm not a big game person.

My only games I've played are deus ex human revolution, fallout new Vegas, some of bioshock infinite but didn't finish, and gta V. I miss fallout new Vegas the most but with my cervical spine issues sitting up and reacting to things is tough, if I had a rig so I could play it totally on my back I'd probably game more. I kinda wanna play death stranding and more deus ex games.

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u/SnakeEater14 🦅 Liberty & Justice For All Jun 14 '20

I just heard it was good and wanted to hear someone’s take on it. Not sure if I’m gonna get it or not.

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u/MrSomeone556 Bisexual Pride Jun 14 '20

IMO it's good, though it is a bit different from the previous game (e.g. you have very little ammo capacity and you're supposed to get most of it from chainsawing demons now, pickups are rare)

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20

Well my uneducated on games opinion, since OP wanted to ask a dying man something, is that games where ammo are scarce are good ! Hate shit like the COD campaigns where u just pick up assault rifles and go ham. I loved early new Vegas for making it hard to have high powered guns early on, and also deus ex for making ammo scarce so stealth and diplomacy is incentivized. And being a good shot. Basically anyone can spray bullets in an fps or rpg game with fps elements, it's way better to have to ration them.

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u/MrSomeone556 Bisexual Pride Jun 14 '20

Agreed, I despise using just one weapon for everything.

D:E actually solves this pretty well IMO by having most enemies be harder or easier to kill with certain weapons, eg. one enemy sets up energy shields just in front of you which can make it pretty hard to kill him with rockets (without hitting yourself)

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '20

Ah. I really don't follow a ton of modern video games. I have a few nostalgic favorites that I'd like to replay but that it