Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary


And....Congressperson DeLay...of the infamous memo about making political hay of this... was faced with a similar dilemma with his father some years ago. He, his mother and family...chose to let his father die.
Comparing apples and oranges. His dad was on a respirator. Terri was not being kept alive by machines. She needed only food and water just as all of us do. My co-workers were pointing out today that for her to survive 11 days without water is testament to something. Maybe a strong will to live? Who knows.

My concern over all of this mess has been that, without a Living Well, this should not have be allowed. We should always be erring on the side of life. I visit a convalescent center each week. Many of the people there are living lives that most of us would never want to live. What is next? Ending the life of an Alzheimer patient because their quality of life is not good? It is all too sad.