Posted on 10/20/2005 5:52:22 PM PDT by wagglebee
"We all believed that daddy would elect to discontinue the ventilator," Potter told WND. "I went there with the determination that if that's what he chose, I would support him and stand there and love him and not leave that room until he left us."
Again, Chambers surprised them.
"He was asked specifically if he wanted to stay on the ventilator and his answer was 'yes,'" wrote Bookman in a notarized letter documenting the event, a copy of which was supplied to WND.
"He was asked if he understood that he would likely never go home again, and would likely live in a ventilator facility, on the ventilator, for the rest of his life and his answer was, 'yes,'" Bookman's letter continued. "He was asked if he wanted to be removed from the ventilator and his answer was 'no.' He was asked if he understood that he would die if he would be removed from the ventilator and his answer was, 'yes.'"
Bookman states he felt that Chambers was off of sedation and aware enough to comprehend and make decisions regarding life support.
It is disgusting to me that there would even be any consideration of removing his ventilator after this.
Moral absolutes - Culture of Death ping.
I don't find this to be similar to the Schiavo case. If the man can talk and is lucid and said he wants to remain alive, how is there even any discussion?
Gee.
I wonder if the missus has a huge insurance policy on him.
I thought a living will only took affect when a person was unable to speak for himself.
After the Schiavo case, I made it plain to my husband that I did not want to be starved and deprived of water. He was free to divorce me. All I wanted was a comfortable room, an occasional visitor, and a TV with Fox News. If I am brain dead it won't matter, and if I am like this guy, at least I would have some contact with the outside world.
I hate to tell people I told you so.
Give them enough sedation, and they aren't able to speak for themselves.
One reason I won't sign a living will or an organ donor card.
Viola Chambers is fighting her own 10 children who are trying to honor their father's clearly expressed will to live. Her desire to have her husband of 58 years die - against his spoken wishes - apparently means more to her than alienating her 10 children in her own old age. Why?
I think the wife shoud be considered terminally delusional and have her food and water witheld so she can die that "wonderful peaceful death" that Terry Shiavo did.
If I had to guess (and it is nothing more than a guess), it would be insurance money.
Never sign a Living Will.
I've got one, but it is very specific as to who can make any decisions and under what circumstances.
I'd happily volunteer to smuggle the old guy a firearm.
*BANG!*BANG!*
"What part of NO do y'all not understand?"
"CUSTOMER: Here's one -- nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing -- here's your nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
MORTICIAN: He isn't.
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.
MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against
regulations.
DEAD PERSON: I don't want to go in the cart!
CUSTOMER: Oh, don't be such a baby.
MORTICIAN: I can't take him...
DEAD PERSON: I feel fine!
CUSTOMER: Oh, do us a favor...
MORTICIAN: I can't.
CUSTOMER: Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He
won't be long.
MORTICIAN: Naaah, I got to go on to Robinson's -- they've lost
nine today.
CUSTOMER: Well, when is your next round?
MORTICIAN: Thursday.
DEAD PERSON: I think I'll go for a walk.
CUSTOMER: You're not fooling anyone y'know. Look, isn't there
something you can do?
DEAD PERSON: I feel happy... I feel happy.
[whop]
CUSTOMER: Ah, thanks very much.
MORTICIAN: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
CUSTOMER: Right."
Look at the tag line...
It's scary, but true.
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