Terri Schiavo

[thunder0702]

First .....How many have you seen someone die this way? I have and it is not cruel. The vegetative state Mrs Schiavo was in denied her of conscious feeling for food or water. Had we been in the 1800's she would have died a peaceful death because her brain is basically dead.

All her husband wanted was for her to die with dignity. Not live in a vegetative state. The cruelty here is the political and religous bigots who denied Terry the rght to her way of life or death as it is in this case. Please ensure your loved ones make a living will.

 

[Daddio]

First .....How many have you seen someone die this way?

Not me, but I don't need to see it to know it is a terrible way to go.

I have and it is not cruel.

try it.

The vegetative state Mrs Schiavo was in denied her of conscious feeling for food or water.

to a limited degree she was conscious and aware and thinking -- but not able to converse with her loved ones or carry on in life as she did before the heart attack.

Had we been in the 1800's she would have died a peaceful death because her brain is basically dead.

And thank goodness we aren't. We are in the 21st century where we have witnessed miraculous recoveries. For example -- my ex wife was in a coma for 2 weeks at a young age, and recovered to grow up and have children and lead a productive life. During her coma all kinds of speculation was made as to how well she would recover and what her quality of life would be and it was all not too good. The things they said she would not be able to do but indeed did and in some cases does very well include walking, talking, learning, and growing.

All her husband wanted was for her to die with dignity. Not live in a vegetative state.

My ex's father was of the same mindset at the time.

The cruelty here is the political and religous bigots who denied Terry the rght to her way of life or death as it is in this case.

The real cruelty was the zealous rush to end her life unnaturally by people who could not bear to look at her. I won't even speculate about the financials.

Please ensure your loved ones make a living will.

Agreed.

 

[pblues]

It's the couple's decision

I would think that at one point in a married couple's life the discussion would come up "What if I were in that state?" Having said that, I do recall reading somewhere that this was the wife's wish: should she ever be in (for lack of a better term) vegetative state, please let her go.

Anyways, she is gone and in a better place. Let her rest in peace!

 

[goodtime]

First .....How many have you seen someone die this way? I have and it is not cruel. The vegetative state Mrs Schiavo was in denied her of conscious feeling for food or water.

Look up YYC's recent post, with talks of living will, etc.

I have 2.5 times! I'm all for letting the person and myself go when there are no enjoyment of life.

Not comatose but close, one suffered so many seizures drained them all remaining energy till their last breath. It was horrible and helpless to watch the person die this way.

While the 2nd, multiple strokes till death as family refused to pull the plug to wait for all member their final goodbye. Life should never be decided by committee. At time of sorrow, emotions can overrule ration.

While the 3rd, also not comatose without ability to communicate but near death, pulled thru when their will to live was restored.

Slow imminent death can be painful.

I dread getting late night phonecalls as it usually is bad news.

 

[thunder0702]

thunder, pls resize your sig picture to a max of 200 by 200 please.

How?