(February 16, 2022 at 11:10 pm)Fireball Wrote:(February 16, 2022 at 9:17 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: Why would someone want to be conscious and unable to move for the rest of their lives?
Is it bc they want to see their family members talk about their lives?
Is it bc they have some favorite TV show they want to watch?
It seems rather pointless to live like that. It seems to be like prison.
Also, eventually, they are going to die. It is just a question whether a human should pull the plug or should nature do it?
I'm assuming that such people are at their end of life.
If it is a 5 y old, would you keep this person in bed for the next 100 y?
My aunt had a stroke and was in bed for permanently. She could not talk. They kept her alive for as long as they could and she died 2 y later.
My MiL had a stroke about 2 years ago, and was paralyzed on pretty much her whole right side. Able to eat, but in pain beside the paralysis; she died a few weeks ago. She had no idea what was going on because of the Alzheimer's and the subsequent dementia. If I get close to that kind of condition and recognize it in time, I'll have an "accident" in the "shop" (garage). $200k, with NO successful outcome expected? smh
A very dear family friend took her own life a couple months ago. She was in her 80s and had some health issues and was in the beginning stages of dementia. I'm pretty sure she knew that her only child could not make the decision to let her go, if it came to that. She took matters into her own hands. I respect, and understand, her choice.
I'm your huckleberry.
