[.38sw]

Hey, Swerve. If nothing else, this case has caused my husband and I to duscuss the matter of living wills and advance medical directives. I know full well that if some catastrophic event causes the loss of my cerebrum, then I'm not there any more, even if my heart is beating, so please, shut off the respirator, and don't let anybody stick in a feeding tube. And he wants the same kindess from me.

[Servant of the 9]

Hey, Swerve. If nothing else, this case has caused my husband and I to duscuss the matter of living wills and advance medical directives. I know full well that if some catastrophic event causes the loss of my cerebrum, then I'm not there any more, even if my heart is beating, so please, shut off the respirator, and don't let anybody stick in a feeding tube. And he wants the same kindess from me.

Pretty much the same with my family, though I predict a shouting match with my daughter-in-law if something should happen to my son. However, I hold the power of atty.

So9

[unbalanced but fair]

Please read up on your state laws. I know here in Ohio there have been some rulings that might conflict with living wills. And then there's "interpretation." But I do agree. No one wants to die, but I refuse to be a burden to my family. Heck, I hate to borrow a couple of bucks. I think I get it from my father.

He spent his retirement years fairly active, even after having a leg amputated. But only after gangrene had set in from a blister.{Circulatory problems.} When he was 86 he was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer. He survived surgery and was told he would live for 2-3 years but would be pretty much bedridden and on dialysis et.al. He was doing well and expected to leave the hospital in a day or two. He died unexpectedly during the night. The doctors were all stunned. I firmly believe that he just decided he didn't want to live that way.