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They sent Thelma to the hospital Monday night. Whether they can convince her to eat is another story. Her caregivers can give consent for a tubal feeding until she becomes strong enough again.
The medical profession is opposed to letting patients die unless they're DNR.
We force people to live longer than they want.
The medical profession is opposed to letting patients die unless they're DNR.
We force people to live longer than they want.
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And I'd be more okay with the idea of dying with dignity if I wasn't aware of how readily people would pressure people into ending their lives so as to not be a "burden" or "inconvenience". Thelma's problem isn't being denied the right to die with dignity. Her problem is that she's had dignity stolen from her life -- from someone that was supposed to have been helping her, no less -- and feels unable to reclaim it.
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I wonder if there would be more people pressuring others to end their lives or more people willing to end their lives.
I find many residents are just plain tired of living and don't want to be a burden.
We don't let them have the dignity of chosing.
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That's all most of the people would like. Someone to chat with and you'd make their day.
Even if they don't remember you from the last visit :-)
I always ask Katherine how she met her husband. I never tire of the story and she never tires of telling it.
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