He said he wanted to just kill himself and get it over with instead of enduring more pain and becoming further incapacitated. What a shame we allow a dignified exit for our pets, but not our loved ones.

Profit over dignity.

it would just end. In hindsight I should have helped him make that happen. After my dad's death his friend found out he had cancer as well. He committed suicide (probably because he saw what my dad went through). I have already had this talk with my mom, and I think arrangements will be made if necessary.

Unless you are around someone who dies from cancer, you cannot understand what this means. I did not know until I saw my dad. I miss him.

Sorry for your loss.

I didn't know it at the time, but my dad had placed a lethal dose of benzodiazepines within my mother's reach. I just knew that she'd stopped begging us to help her die.

She never chose to use them. I found them after her death and my dad fessed up.

I thanked him. I think knowing they were there was a huge comfort to her.

Exactly. This is something I'll never understand.

I have a relative that recently passed away, he had been diagnosed with cancer and he went out on his own terms. When they found him, he had 17 fentanyl patches on his body. He went gently, drifted off to sleep in an opioid fog. I imagine it was a good way to go, rather than having his life prolonged with chemo with very little quality left.

That's the best you can come up with?



RL

My guess is you have never had a close family member die a lingering death from cancer.

This sounds like it should be private and for family and close friends only.

just imagine the pain and agony. His wife would probably have felt more watching him die this way.

He was suffering from a fatal illness. His family likely understood that.

And the horror that goes along with it as it progresses.

how does it feel?

or cancer? Maybe you're unaware that 95% of suicides have mental illness?

It was my first thought. I've seen my share of physical suffering. And there have been times when I was ready to end it.

Damn. I loved the music he made.

Fleetwood Mac was originally a British Blues band in the later 60s... I think it was several years later that Bob Welch joined the band, after Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer left.

I'll edit with an explanation since that mistake is the fault of the journalist.

The group was founded by 1967 by the great guitarist Peter Green, and he named the group after his drummer and bass player. For a while they were known as Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac. The 1969 classic, Oh Well, was with Peter Green, before he completely flipped out on acid overdoses. He would return checks from the record company because he thought money was evil. They institutionalized him for that -- and other things.

I love Sentimental Lady. One of the Mac's best tunes.

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Goodbye, Bob.

"Future Games" in his memory. He was a key part of some great, and very underappreciated, Mac records. My favorite cover of all time was Mac's "For Your Love" on Mystery to Me. Bob sang lead on it.

I adore his music, his voice. I still love listening to his "Three Hearts" album.

Sad that he was so ill.

I have both the album & the CD (for my car), I loved it so much.

Just continues to be a tough year for musicians.

Peace and comfort to your family and safe passage to you Bob. Rest In Peace.

Earl, Doc, Doug Dillard, Whitney (helluva singer!), Bob ...

Tough year.

Bake

I wish his family and friends well... sorry for your(our) loss.

I was hooked on everything Mac did in those days, and explored their earlier work as well. The band lost me when Buckingham Nicks joined. Bob was the BEST. What a terribly sad, sad day.

how many of us loved his music.

I love his music with Fleetwood...........

I loved his work with Fleetwood Mac, and his solo stuff. I still listen to it to this day!

Good thoughts going out to those who were closest to him.

Paris (yes, Paris, even Big Towne), Welch's early solo albums, and Be-Bop Deluxe were the notable exceptions to my otherwise hard-rock leaning collection in the day. They were different, but good.

Maybe it was the pot.

one of my favorite songs for ever

I love it and haven't heard it in many years.

it has not been far from me for all these years. it's in my car even now.

His poor wife, finding him like that.

Thanks for the music and rest in peace, Bob.

It's been a bad year for musicians passing.

I never realized how much Welch influenced Steve Miller. The similarities are uncanny...

the pain of a terminal illness is something I can only imagine.

Without Bob's contribution during that critical middle period of Fleetwood Mac, the group may never have reached the level of commercial success it did later on. For this, he was 'rewarded' by not be included when the band was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame. However, I'm sure Heaven is appreciates what they now have.