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 Rating: 4.5 
 This book completely destroyed me. 
 I work in healthcare and sometimes deal with MS and quadriplegic patients. Seeing their struggles first-hand, you can't help but imagine yourself in their shoes. And while I'd argue to the grave that their lives are anything but meaningless, and nothing would make me happier than seeing them succeed and achieve happiness, knowing myself as I do, that I could never be half as brave as they are, euthanasia would definitely present itself in my mind. 
 Anyway, this book is not for the faint of heart but it is most definitely a worth-while read.