Biographical Poetry posted July 9, 2018 |
See Note: A friend of 15 years chose euthanasia over cancer
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye!
by Artasylum
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Attempted to have my poem in similar style to the "My Dinner With Andre" format.
When I was 9 my mother had a psychotic break. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with Paranoid schizophrenia. That set my tone for my life to stay involved learning about mental illnesses. My other passion is to champion the mentally ill any way I can.
Enter Ivan:
Born in Budapest... He went to Austria for med school... then to King's College in London to study psychiatry.
From what I could tell after I met him, he was always a "world stage guy". He travelled the world twice over during the time I knew him.
He & I met about a decade after I arrived here. With his tutelage, I got answers to so many questions I'd been seeking for so long. Helping those with mental illness is my never ending quest.
We had a strong fifteen year friendship... His frequent adventures most of us only read about... that being said... he was reasonably down to earth.
In the end, when the cancer took over, he refused to go out completely debilitated. A friend in Budapest agreed to to help him complete his goal of euthanasia .
Thanks so much for reading.
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and 2 member cents. When I was 9 my mother had a psychotic break. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with Paranoid schizophrenia. That set my tone for my life to stay involved learning about mental illnesses. My other passion is to champion the mentally ill any way I can.
Enter Ivan:
Born in Budapest... He went to Austria for med school... then to King's College in London to study psychiatry.
From what I could tell after I met him, he was always a "world stage guy". He travelled the world twice over during the time I knew him.
He & I met about a decade after I arrived here. With his tutelage, I got answers to so many questions I'd been seeking for so long. Helping those with mental illness is my never ending quest.
We had a strong fifteen year friendship... His frequent adventures most of us only read about... that being said... he was reasonably down to earth.
In the end, when the cancer took over, he refused to go out completely debilitated. A friend in Budapest agreed to to help him complete his goal of euthanasia .
Thanks so much for reading.
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