In the middle of July, my mother died after a long illness. My father’s in the hospital for the third time since late June, and I don’t expect him to live until the end of the year. While saying goodbye to them is difficult, it’s in many ways more difficult to see the extensive debilitation to which they’ve each become subject. I can understand how someone might thus approve of euthanasia. I’m glad that I was given the grace to understand why euthanasia is wrong and I hope, in time, to convey that understanding to others as this will be a contentious issue in years to come.