Thursday, February 21, 2008
Life Support, Who is in Charge?
As a widow of four years it's difficult to lose anyone, but to have someone else tell you when life support should be discontinued -- it's not up to a court or a judge. When you love someone you just want the minutes to last, however long that is. It's such a touch decision to make and have to deal with. As one article recently stated, "are you prolonging life or prolonging death?"
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Elaine,
I am so glad I have found your blog. I have spent the afternoon catching up---thanks so much.
Blessings,
Marsha
Hi Marsha; Thank you for stopping by. I read through quite a bit of your wonderful blog http://mfisteach.blogspot.com/
and as usual I'm amazed and applaud the resiliency of the human spirt. Great to meet you! Elaine http://mfisteach.blogspot.com/
Heh Elaine !!! :) ,
Thanks for joining jenslove.com.Just finished listening to your wonderful interview with Success Talk radio.I'd love you to cut and paste,or whatever your blog into jenslove and I promise to feature it.
We want to do the same thing Elaine,myself and Jess could really benefit and appreciate your experience and imput.Thanks again Elaine ,
Light and Love from Ireland
Mark -Co-Founder Jenslove.com
Hi Elaine,
Just finished listening to your wonderful interview on Success Talk Radio.Thanks so much for joining us on www.jenslove.com
I hope you can cut and paste your blog ,or whatever and we'll feature it.Jess and I are so grateful ,for all the experience and advice you can bring to us.We want the same thing Elaine,to turn bereavement around after a suitable period of grieving.
Light and Love
Mark
Co-Founder -Jenslove.com
Hi Mark: Thanks so much for stopping by! Your site is so great, and I would enjoy the opportunity to showcase my radio interview and I'd love to share what marketing efforts I've been working on with you. I love sharing information.
Hi Elaine,
I just wanted to pop in and thank you for your comments on my blog. They were insightful and oh so very true. I am a far more understanding person than I was before. I also appreciate all I have more than ever. Loss is horrible, but as with every experience, there is something to learn from it. You were spot on with that.
Again, thanks for popping in and saying hi. :o)
Rachael
Thank you Rachael. You have a wonderful blog.
http://hannahandlily.blogspot.com/
Like Rachael, I'm here to read your stuff after you visited me. I very nearly lost my husband to treatment for an otherwise curable cancer in 2004, so I feel like my life branched one way while yours branched the other. There but for grace ... Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Hi Elaine,
Like Rachael, I wanted to return your visit. I nearly lost my husband to cancer treatment in 2004, so I have some empathy, but also got to take the easier path in the end through no virtue of my own.
You're doing wonderful things here.
Hi, and thanks for stopping. You are very fortunate, and even a diagnosis that turns out okay in the end is never an easy path. May you and yours be well. elaine
Elaine, thanks for stopping by my blog, I am reading some of your posts and was struck by the one about prolonging life.
My mother was struck by a car and hit her head. Because of this she was in a coma and on life support. For the rest of her life they said.
My brothers and sister knew immediately what to do. Take her off the life support. She had told us since we were young not to sustain her life like that. She didn't want it. Her discussing it with us made it an easier decision.
Hi Betts: It's got to be incredibly difficult, to have to make such a decision, but I too would never want my kids to keep me on life support and have them, or myself, suffer that kind of living death.
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