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A close friend of yours is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Doctors say your friend has only a few months to live. A family caregiver has access to the pain medicine provided for your friend. Another person alerts you that the family caregiver is administering the pain medication so frequently that your friend is literally comatose 24/7. Your friend dies within 10 days from the time the family caregiver arrives and takes control of pain medication management. Death of your friend has occurred approximately 20 days after doctors advised your friend that death would occur within a few months.
Would this scenario make you the least bit suspicious about the actions of the family caregiver? Your thoughts about how the pain medication was administered? Do you think the family caregiver was doing your friend a favor by possibly hastening death, in lieu of allowing your friend to endure pain? Which do you suspect the most, murder, or euthanasia? Your thoughts and comments about this scenario are most welcome.