I'm proud of myself for that, too! ^_^ Most of the time I simply have the document waiting for me and I can maybe get one hundred words done. Here's hoping I find something tomorrow I can utilize to my advantage! XD
The word count is impressive. And I entirely agree with you about Terry Schiavo. That was a travesty.
There is a school of thought that says that when manmade technology is all that is keeping someone alive, it is not necessarily God's will that the feeling or whatever continue, as without medical intervention the person would have died long ago.
That said, yes, I can understand her parents not wanting to let her go and wishing to hope for a change in her condition, but it seems like they were putting themselves and their delusions ahead of her reality. I was gratified that the autopsy confirmed the medical conclusions on which the courts based their rulings.
Oh, I can understand her parents not wanting to let her go, either, and I personally do believe it's a very terrible thing for a parent to bury a child. My mom has buried her first-born child. One of my cousin buried her first born child, and my grandmother (the one I mentioned in this entry) lost two children. I know what that can do to a person. I've lived with it, and I would never wish that upon anyone. Ever
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I am a birthmother, which is like having your baby die because they are not with you, and I had the experience of watching my father-in-law make the decision to stop medical intervention and feeding of his wife. He didn't let it go on for years - once there was no brain activity, he agonized over the decision for a week, then let them disconnect her. She lasted for another week, and that was all.
Parents can be incredibly selfish. I'm pretty sure my mother still resents me, perhaps even hates me, for giving up my child. I would do it again, tho - I have no regrets about giving him to a family that could better take care of him, that doesn't fight, and that doesn't hide abuse and abnormalities. She also told me that if I get cancer and don't get chemo, that I don't love my family.
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There is a school of thought that says that when manmade technology is all that is keeping someone alive, it is not necessarily God's will that the feeling or whatever continue, as without medical intervention the person would have died long ago.
That said, yes, I can understand her parents not wanting to let her go and wishing to hope for a change in her condition, but it seems like they were putting themselves and their delusions ahead of her reality. I was gratified that the autopsy confirmed the medical conclusions on which the courts based their rulings.
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I am a birthmother, which is like having your baby die because they are not with you, and I had the experience of watching my father-in-law make the decision to stop medical intervention and feeding of his wife. He didn't let it go on for years - once there was no brain activity, he agonized over the decision for a week, then let them disconnect her. She lasted for another week, and that was all.
Parents can be incredibly selfish. I'm pretty sure my mother still resents me, perhaps even hates me, for giving up my child. I would do it again, tho - I have no regrets about giving him to a family that could better take care of him, that doesn't fight, and that doesn't hide abuse and abnormalities. She also told me that if I get cancer and don't get chemo, that I don't love my family.
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