# Tonight at work I helped someone get ready to die

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300 "2023-09-18T05:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300/21 "2023-09-19T18:32:27Z")

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Thanks for sharing. I was moved by your compassion. And jealous of people who have that option.

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300/22 "2023-09-19T20:39:54Z")

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I can’t add anything to what has already been said. Thank you. You did good.

j

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300/23 "2023-09-19T20:41:02Z")

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This is a very tough thing to do, but it means you are a Good Person.

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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300/24 "2023-09-19T20:50:07Z")

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I’m not a religious person, but I _am_ terminally ill.

I hope me saying “Bless you” still carries the appropriate weight.

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**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-at-work-i-helped-someone-get-ready-to-die/990300/25 "2023-09-19T21:14:44Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Thanks for sharing. I was moved by your compassion. And jealous of people who have that option.

Seconded. I don’t know whether I’ll ever need it. But I wish I knew it were there, in case I do need it.

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