Elizabeth Strauch and Houston Hospice are specialists in the denial of the human condition, the denial of all sensory perception, the denial of pleasure and pain, the denial of mortality, and the denial of life. They are specialists in numbing all sensation in those with a terminal condition and in surviving family members. Terminal illnesses are painful for those afflicted with them and for families. But, there is nothing more painful than to witness the administration of narcotics bringing about an artificially induced death, where a family member struggles desperately to express feelings, while being prevented from articulating due to narcotic overdose. Imagine yourself with a terminal illness,with some physical pain and an overdose of narcotics, and desperately wanting to express yourself to your loving family, and being prevented from experiencing a pleasure that far exceeds your unmedicated pain."nessun maggior dolore,che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"-di narcotici

Submitted Jan. 14, 2012