Martin Manley suicide

[lofistos345]

"I didn't want to die," he wrote.

"If I could have waved a magic wand and lived for 200 years, I would have. Unfortunately, that's not an option.

"Therefore, since death is inevitable, the better question is... do I want to live as long as humanly possible OR do I want to control the time and manner and circumstances of my death? That was my choice (and yours). I chose what was most appealing to me."

 

[Rachel74]

I had to google his name as I'd never heard of him.
Thank you for sharing this

 

[lofistos345]

The sportswriter who blogged his suicide - CNN

Martin Manley hated waking up early, but on his 60th birthday he did -- or more likely, never went to sleep the night before.

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Kansas City sports writer Martin Manley leaves behind website after committing suicide

It may be the most exhaustive suicide note in history. Kansas City sports writer Martin Manley ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Thursday morning, but thanks to a website tha…

www.nydailynews.com

 

[BipolarExpat]

His site:

Martin Manley Life and Death - Home

 

[LonelyLight]

Now that's how you go out in style in terms of a note and planning, wow, I'd like to be able to leave something like this behind. I never heard of this man or his blog until now. Thanks a lot for sharing

 

[lofistos345]

Now that's how you go out in style in terms of a note and planning, wow, I'd like to be able to leave something like this behind. I never heard of this man or his blog until now. Thanks a lot for sharing

His site:

Martin Manley Life and Death - Home

Thanks for sharing. I was having a hard time finding his web page.