Does dying from natural causes hurt? And for that matter, does dying via MAID hurt?
As far as MAID is concerned, I'd like to go the way my dog went when it was his time.
He had stopped drinking water and eating, at 13 years of age, with no energy at all. He was obviously suffering, so I made an appointment with our vet to have him put down.
Although the experience was devastating for me, it was very peaceful for my dog himself.
First the vet gave him an injection to put him into a deep sleep. Then, a minute or two later, when he was fully sedated, the doctor gave him an injection to stop his heart. There was no evidence of any discomfort or pain whatsoever.
That in comparison to watching my mother pass away from cancer, full of morphine to ease the pain, mostly out of it yet still semi-conscious, the entire process taking at least a week. Horrendous for both her and her children.