(July 15, 2017 at 9:59 am)Lutrinae Wrote: Sometimes, people need to learn to let their loved ones pass in peace.
I am always reminded of the Terri Shiavo case when situations like these arise.
The last minute of my mom's life, I know for sure. looking back at it now, if they had tried to keep her alive, my mom simply would have been alive but brain dead. In that case you are merely keeping a shell alive, to the fully functioning brain that you know as the loved one's individual personality. I am lucky that my mom had made her wishes clear to everyone and she would not have wanted me to keep her alive.
It is a sicking thing to watch someone die. But in her last moments I could tell all that was left was brain stem activity. I hated letting my mom go, weeks before when she decided in the exam room not to do anything, that was the hardest thing to witness because I knew I would lose her at some point. But at least she got to determine that for herself. Shiavo is a perfect example to tell everyone around you what your wishes are so nobody can deny it. Put it in a living will and on video if you have to.
I DON'T want to be kept alive if brain dead or terminal. It would not be me at that point, and it would take up resources and money better used for someone who needs it.
