I have only watched the show a couple of time and happened to turn to it last night. I think the man who played the ALS part, ( isn't he from Criminal Minds?) Did such a wonderful job playing the part. Truly he should win an Emmy or something for his portrayal, he was that good I thought.
The last scene had this old boy in tears, let me tell you. His choice to make his own choice on how he died with the ALS was a thought provoking issue. While I don't believe in suicide, I don't think what he was portraying was suicide. It was the same as a do not recucitate order. He was able to not let the ALS take total control of the last right that he had a man, the right to die with dignity.
The scene at the end as others said, was such a tear jerker. There with all those people needing organs that he personally decided he would be able to help expressing thier thanks for allowing thier loved ones to have more time and life, was so deeeeeeeeeeepppppp!!! His daughter accepting it and then knowing and able to see personally all those he was giving life to, would make a hard decision and letting go, so much easier.
While I know that everyone would not agree what it portrayed was something they approved of, one can not deny that the act was one of the greatest humanitarian acts of gifts that a person could possibily make. If I was faced with the same decision, I hope that I would be able to make the same choice that he did. It should be a persons right, in my own personal opinion. It did hit home with me, becauce at the beginning of my problems there was a possibility that I had ALS, and I am thankful that I did not.
What a gift
Tpaul