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Family Struggles With Father's Wish To Die

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The Schwimmers — from left, Scott, Caitlyn, Robert, Cynthia and Jon — have grappled with Robert's fatal diagnosis, and his desire to hasten death if he's in agonizing pain or his quality of life sharply declines. "I'm not interested in sleeping 18 hours a day and the other six in a rocking chair," Robert says. (Courtesy Scott Schwimmer)
The Schwimmers — from left, Scott, Caitlyn, Robert, Cynthia and Jon — have grappled with Robert's fatal diagnosis, and his desire to hasten death if he's in agonizing pain or his quality of life sharply declines. "I'm not interested in sleeping 18 hours a day and the other six in a rocking chair," Robert says. (Courtesy Scott Schwimmer)

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