But modern medicine has not entirely solved the problem of terminal pain, and it certainly never will be able to answer the very personal question of an individual person's quality of life. Some people can stand more pain than others. Some patients in their dying days suffer distressing symptoms, like loss of bowel control, haemorraging, bedsores, permanent hiccups and so forth. So psychic pain is added to rest of the problems. Take note that I have liberally used the word 'some'.
Most people die quickly, peacefully, and painlessly.
Of that there is no doubt. If we're not included, then we should have the decency to speak up for those who unluckily are. As I said, we die differently nowadays. There is the scourge of AIDS, which in some cases is a terrible death. These wasting diseases take years to run their course - sometimes 10 to 15.