I honor Ellen Gilland, who was gentle and kind.
She wanted to end her husband's pain and nightly cries.
She made a pact to ensure they'd go together,
But the gun felt too heavy, and she couldn't go through with it.
Though death is a path we must eventually tread

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/florida-woman-shoots-terminally-ill-husband.html