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COKTOE on 24 June 2017
StarOcean said:
COKTOE said:
I hope I can respond to this more fully later on, but It's so sad to see people suffer like that. I've seen it many times in my life. Manifested in ways very similar to the case you're describing, to others, like alzheimer's, which ends up ravaging it's sufferers physically as well the longer it persists, or people who are so mentally ill that suffer constantly in different ways. All of theses different situations make a case for a assisted suicide. In situation you're describing, would she pass away if not given medication(s)? Are there machines keeping her alive? If yes, would dying without whatever is keeping her alive be prolonged or painful? Assisted suicide is whole other thing, and in this case, sadly, it would absolutely be the best option.

Machines and hard medication was the only thing keeping her alive. The machines/meds keep her alive but they don't stop the pain anymore. It'll be a painful death either way, but it won't be prolonged if she were taken off both. 

Yes, then I suppose it would be for the best for her parents to let her go and end all her suffering. As I said earlier, assisted suicide would be preferable if it were possible. Of course, I understand that such choices are incredibly difficult for loved ones to make.



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SanAndreasX on 24 June 2017

This sounds like the Terri Schiavo case in Florida. The sad thing about that one is that it turned into a political circus, with both Jeb Bush (FL governor) and his brother, then-President George W. Bush, getting involved in keeping her alive.

We really push DNRs and living wills these days so people can set guidelines as to how they want to be saved or not, but those things don't really occur to people in their 20s. Usually if they have chronic conditions, though, the parents (and the child, if mentally able) do try to make out living wills.

I work in hospice. It's a tough business sometimes.



LipeJJ on 24 June 2017
sethnintendo said:
My grandpa had Alzheimer and eventually after a few years lost his ability to swallow. They could have hooked up a feeding tube or whatever to him but family decided it was better to let him pass. I understand because if you can't even swallow then that is a sign that perhaps you are done for this world. I believe it took him a few days to die which probably sucked. He was so far gone that I don't think he suffered that much in the end.

I'm sorry, that's terrible. :c I fear the same might happen with my grandfather who has alzheimer and is getting worse each day (he's 92 and will soon turn 93). Physically he's very well, he even exercises... but mentally it's a different story. The only people that he remembers are me, my grandmother and my aunt. He completely forgot about his sons, for example. That's so crazy to me, I wonder how things will go down. :c



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LadyJasmine on 24 June 2017

Imo for someone who lived a long life, granting euthanasia should be okay.


However imo I would be very cautious for someone so young imo...



SanAndreasX on 24 June 2017
LadyJasmine said:
Imo for someone who lived a long life, granting euthanasia should be okay.


However imo I would be very cautious for someone so young imo...

Sounds like the girl described might have Huntington's disease, which is a death sentence, especially with such aggressive symptoms.



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AlfredoTurkey on 24 June 2017

When it's 100% certain that they can't cover without life-support. The problem with that though is no one ever really knows how certain that is, even if they think they do.