Saturday, March 26, 2005
euthanasia 2
this is kinda linked to my previous post on euthanasia... cos i think i kinda reported it wrongly...
so this is the case...
the lady i was reading abt is called terri and she's been like paralysed for the past 10-20 years and she's been surviving on this machine which helps to keep her alive.. wats impt is the feeding tube which helps to provide her body with the nutrients she needs
so IT IS HER HUSBAND, who wants the tube removed, becos he felt that that was not the way she wanted to carry on her life... as a vegetable... but based on the reports i read, it kinda gives me the impression that he just doesn't wan to take care of her anymore or its gotta do with $$$... but he has claimed that doctors' test have confirmed that there is no chance of recovery for terri
meanwhile, her parents want the tube to stay the way it is, as they have claimed that they have seen her smile and shown some reaction whenever they go visit her and they hope they she will be able to recover soon
so anyway, the latest is that the judge in the state ordered for the tube to be removed but meanwhile the president has signed an emergency thingy which allows for the tube to be connected back again while they sort things out...
and cos of this incident there has been a rise in the number of people seeking to write their own living wills...
so the million dollar qn is.. if u were paralysed.. would u still wanna live on? or would u rather die?
for me, if it's been certified that i have absolutely no chance of recovery, i guess i'll choose to die... since my brain no longer allows me to feel pain n i won't know wat's going on anyway.. but if there's a chance to recover then hey just take it... but i'm not sure wat's the christian take on this issue though... maybe need to check up more on it...
stating my rights at 5:33 AM
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
quiz time
i made a quiz a few years back... but i think it should be lost by now... so i made a new one... take it to know more abt me... it's a tough one though... muahahaha
my quiz
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/yourquiz_IM.php?quizname=050315173317-179597
the scoreboard
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/scoreboard.php?quizname=050315173317-179597
stating my rights at 6:37 PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
euthanasia
guess this issue has been on my mind a bit, esp after watching million dollar baby... and i just read an article in the papers today that a lady who has been brain dead but kept alive for the past 15 years by a life-support system has actually been ordered to well, die... her husband had actually made a promise to her to keep her alive and he has kept that promise all these while even though he actually had been offered up to US$10 mil to pull the plug... unfortunately, a judge has passed the order 4 the tubes to be disconnected next fri...
but the thing abt mercy killing is... what would u do if u became a vegetable and were paralysed... would u still wanna live on? or would rather die? i guess it would be really hard for me to decide on this, esp when i'm not placed in this kind of situation (fortunately) and it's easy to say what u wanna do but when the situation is placed b4 u and there are so many things to consider... i've never really been a fan of "what would u do if his/her situation" becos basically i know watever answer one may give, it isn't very accurate cos the matter of the fact is, you aren't in the situation, so it's pretty hard to imagine wat its like...
and well i was just told today that i won't understand abt some issue becos i'm not faced with that issue... which is kinda true to a certain extent... but i guess it still does hurt to hear it, esp when it's from someone u really care abt n u wanna show some understanding and concern, but yet u cant really emphatise...
"i can't emphatise but i can surely sympathise"
-condition ReD
stating my rights at 6:49 AM
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