This guy knows how to go out in style

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Martin Sloan isn't a household name, but after reading this article, I kind of wish he was. Unable to work due to a disability (severe PTSD from an abusive childhood), he lives on a pittance and became a voice for the poor. Now he's dying, but is going out in a string of tweets that reflect both on dying and on the issues that he has continued to fight for since his diagnosis. Read on.


His Twitter:

 
It's kind of sad following Mike on Twitter but he does still have a sense of humour about it and his concerns are rather what you'd expect: Who'll take care of his cat (he's found a new human for her) and that sort of thing. And he is still following and commenting on local and national politics, even though he may not even make it to the election. His doctor is now giving him 6-12 weeks and he's been getting his ducks in a row for a possible doctor-assisted suicide.
 
Critical crisis are beyond those that are into survival at all costs ... and will not give room for future, more, wise souls! They are yet out there ... ahead of us as leaders ... some leaders cannot accept this NU's as essence for absorption ...

Humans seem to be more into destruction than creative abstract ... given our history of bringing things down from peak condition ... toxic fallacy? Ammon must feel well screwed over to let go ... teles armana ... pile of waste as stored in the shadow of sol!

Poorly understood without depth perception ... vis a vis ... eL Vis lives?

It is all in how the word is presented or projected ... in Tutu's and 4'sems ... at least states of chaos! Clearwater revival ... somewhat amber ...
 
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Mike in his own words:


And a recent interview with him from CityTV:

 
I am not entirely sure why I find Mike Sloan so compelling. Perhaps it's how he seems to maintain his dignity and some degree of normalcy even with the end looming or perhaps it's morbid curiousity. I do know that if I was facing the end so imminently, I hope I could face it as well as he is.
 
I saw this man on TV the other day. He is certainly going out in style. He's got all his items in his apartment labelled by who will get what after he dies. He's certainly going out well prepared. I was happy to see that he is choosing when he actually dies. He seems to be an excellent candidate for that choice
 
The clock is ticking. He's off to Ottawa for one of his bucket list trips, but he says things are getting worse. Still spent most of his Twitter time yesterday on the Trudeau brownface story so his political engagement hasn't waned yet.

Strange thought: Could he vote at an advanced poll even if he plans to die before election day? IOW, could a dead person's vote actually end up counting in this case?
 
I think so. After all, if a race car engine dies but it coasts across the line, that counts.
 
Mendalla said:
Strange thought: Could he vote at an advanced poll even if he plans to die before election day? IOW, could a dead person's vote actually end up counting in this case?

As long as you are alive enough to use an advanced poll it doesn't matter if you die before the actual election.

I could vote in an advanced poll. If I get hit by a bus crossing the street afterwards elections Canada doesn't worry about the ballot I just cast.

The only time it is a problem is when it could be shown that I was dead before I arrived at the poll to cast a ballot. That kind of thing raises eyebrows.
 
I see I have not updated this in a while.

Mike actually made it to his 50th birthday (today) but admits he is deteriorating and has openly speculated about how much longer to wait before enacting medically-assisted death. He meets the legal criteria and has the necessary medical approvals already in place.

Meanwhile, he used the fame he has acquired through his interviews with various media outlets for a good cause, raising $25,000 in a Gofundme for Youth Opportunities Unlimited, a local organization that supports people between the ages of 16 and 30.

And his sense of humour and love for his cat remain ever present in his tweets.
 
Sorry I have not been keeping this up. Mike Sloan left us today. His choice on time and manner (ie. MAID). He actually lived past New Year's, invalidating the memorial plaque he had purchased that showed his death as being 2019 (he had a cheeky sense of humour so I guess it fits). However, he has clearly been struggling recently. His last post was to "just stay tuned" last night. He built an incredible following on social media with his story and among those paying tribute in the replies to the announcement (posted under his account by a friend who was with him at the end) are Arlene Dickinson of Dragon's Den, comedian Rick Mercer, and former Ontario premier and Federal Liberal leader Bob Rae.
 
His obit. The first part is by Mike himself, the second added by the funeral home.


His last words, by the way, were to "Tell Chub I love him." Chub was his cat, a lovely fluffy black one.
 
What an amazing obituary. I particularly like the comment about "no courageous battle". I've thought that if (when?) cancer gets me, I might write my own obituary. I've certainly threatened to haunt people who write or say that I died after a courageous battle with cancer...... :sick:
 
Imagine 4 years of kicking and screaming about the greatest as being drug through it ...

Destruction from irrational moo DS ... so much Canaan and bull ... tax cuts to improve the national debt and satisfy the powerfully corrupt?

I feel juiced/Jew-CID! Lower de grapes about to be crushed into sours ... carbon dioxide on air?

How does such crap happen as if something is deficient? Somnolence ...

Imagine when they wake --- James Joyce on the catty!
 
So, I am just catching up on this thread.

What was the reasoning for not treating the cancer? Was it untreatable, or did he feel that life was not worth living, and was ok with dying from it?
 
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