"I hope that if I am EVER in a vegetative state for years on end, that someone will do the merciful thing & pull the plug." - your words
Well, I hope that if I am EVER in a vegetative state for years on end, that someone will do the merciful thing & try to rehabilitate me, let me go outside and get fresh air, let people send me flowers, let me listen to music, stroke my hand, talk with me, love me, let me receive the sacraments, and last but not least, if nothing else helps, keep giving me food and water! I guess I just appreciate the little things in life more than you do.
I can't stand it! We're here debating and a human being is dying while it could be prevented. Isn't there someone a position of power that will stop this?
I had to watch my Grandmother in a vegetative state for over a year. I got to see everything that comes with it. Thanks but no thanks....that is not living & I KNOW that she wouldn't have wanted to stay that way. You have your definition of "living" & I have mine. Feeding tubes & ventilators are not a part of it. Thanks :)