Reply #22: Pull the plug, as humanely as possible. [View All]

[bobbyboucher]

This was a normal woman, knew the joys that life could offer and now she cannot do anything, go anywhere, say anything, nothing. She has been this way for years, with not much improvement, if any.

My cousin was trapped in a failing body for years, most of his life. He got great care from his extended family and lived much longer than expected. Near the end, as things continually got worse, he had an "episode" which should have killed him. His mother, being a loving, caring mother, resussatated him repeatedly through every means she could muster. I was not there but was told the details. She kept him alive until the ambulance came and he went to the hospital and survived. The very next time he was able to speak to his mother, he told her he was OK. To never do that again. He was not afraid and wanted to be let go. He had seen the other side. He died less than a week later.

Give the girl a break. Let her go.