I've been staying in Florida where the Schivo case has been dominating
the news.

I know that the likelihood of a cancer patient like me is unlikely to
end up in a prolonged vegetative state. however, one of the problems in
the Schivo case is that she felt it unlikely that she would end up ina
prolonged vegetative state either and never said anything publicly.

I've been talking to my family members. Anyone who favors government
intervention on her behalf is being removed from any decision making
role in my living will.  If I end up in her shoes, my wife and the rest
of my immediate family knows that I want the plug pulled.  My aunt who
lives down here is likely to come to Colorado to be with Figgertoes and
me in my last days, and shares my view opposing extraordinary measures.
She was a hospice nurse, and saw first hand the cruelty of families
unable to let go who forced extra suffering on their dying relatives in
their last days.

This post is just one more piece of documentation telling Congress and
the courts to butt out of private medical decisions.  I expect Jerry
Nadler (Dem - Manhattan and a friend of mine) to defend my right to
check out peacefully without their interference when my time comes.  I
suggest anyone else in my shoes to add to this thread so that the
documentation exists if your loved ones need it.

And yeah, that might mean I won't have the chance to say a last good
bye here.  I want to do that if possible, but please understand if
things happen too quickly for that to be feasible.

All the best.