The 'right to die with dignity'.. SCI has not yet decided on this issue that came up a few months ago.
I'm somewhat against euthanisia. Unless the patient themselves request, I dont think there's any need to practise this. I dont think doctors should be given an authority to decide if such and such patient is sooo terminally ill that there's point of no return. It's not like deciding whether a person needs a surgery or not... it's his life.
When a man is in comatose state, I believe he is alive and wishes to live.. there must be some consciousness somewhere inside him, that is why he is still laying on the bed. Our medicine hasnt advanced yet... human body is a mystery even today.
BTW, burden of what? Medical bills burden?! It's part of life, the bed-ridden man is supposed to be your beloved, your family.. would people stop having babies because pregnancy and the entire phase of tutelage is a costly/risky affair? And, my point is.. how can you decide to put an end to your own family when they themselves are in a miserable condition.
It is sad.. sad how people look at their family as a "burden" , no matter how "practical" they may sound.
My grandpa was comatose for a year, and he'd respond to my mother presence, voice, etc.. Even before he went into a vegitative state - for 2-3 months, he was losing control over his senses and would make ruckus in the hospital, throw tantrums , yell at my grandma to get him discharged, refuse to eat etc -- he'd never eat unless my mother went to the hospital and fed him, stayed with him consoled him like a mother does to a child - talked endlessly to him. And he'd calm down at the sight of my mother, beg her not to leave, complain on my grandma, nurses, doctors, to my mother etc. I've witnessed some beautiful moments then, which I cannot express in words.. All I can say is the patient goes through emotional trauma, experiences complex feelings that only further deteriorates their state of mind, body, soul...
Grandpa would respond when my mother visited them in his comatose state too... Nothing can touch a person like love does. And I believe in showering love and attention to people in such state... everyone's sure to die, but wouldnt it be beautiful if they'd have a taste of what love is before they die, esp when they themselves are miserable? Sorry if this sounds filmy.
I was hospitalised/bed-ridden for 5-6 days too...and trust me, a patient generally feels more burden than the family. Everytime you see your beloved checking on you, caring for you, bothering about you, doing EVERYTHING for you - without regard for themselves... you only wish to get better, sooner and end up in guilt for causing unease to family. What is lacking in this world is love.
Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 10 years ago
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