I know you didn't, but because Hildy had directed her comment towards me, I thought you might have been implying that I was posting the story as a Terri add-on. Sorry about that. I was just trying to make sure you and others reading didn't misunderstand my intentions for the thread.
Every report I have read has stated she can hold up toys you ask her for
While that's good, I guess I must have been following her case a little closer as there have been several reports out there claiming this as a right-to-die case, and it has even been mentioned that Haleigh's story is like Terri's. (In some aspects, yes, and in others, no. At least that's my opinion.)
they mistakenly tried to terminate her thinking she could not recover
So we agree, then, that the doctors and the state in this case were mistaken in their diagnosis. Good to know that doctors aren't infallible.
Thank God someone had some sense up there to not kill her
I can agree with that. It would have been killing her.
especially since she hasn't been this way for even a year
I sure hope that's not your way of saying that it would be okay to kill her if she had been this way for over a year. Is there a time limit of how long it's okay to wait before killing someone? Just asking.
Me: I can't for the life of me figure out how Haleigh's story can be viewed as a right-to-die case. Maybe you can help me out.
You: I couldn't say and I'm sure anything I have to say won't help you in anyway.
I'm glad you don't think of this as a right-to-die case. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.
It's a tough decision for me to make. I don't want anyone to die. But God has given us that fate, and stopping fate using technology can get tricky.
I think that science keeping individuals from reaching heaven when God meant them to may be just as immoral as taking them off life support.
It's a hard choice to make and I believe that's why each person or guardian has to make that decision for themselves or their family members.
It is our ultimate goal in life to learn, create, grow and go to Heaven. Hopefully Science will advance enough that we will be able to distinguish between someone who will recuperate and someone who was meant to go to heaven. In this case as well though you are stuck with "who to believe" when it comes to your loved ones life.
I do have a question though: How many years can someone be kept alive using machines? With advances in technology I would think our capabilities would keep growing and we could eventually have people who cannot eat, sleep, breath or talk on life support for 50 years to (who knows) maybe 150 years. Do we keep them alive this long? When do we decide our science is keeping people alive on life support too long? There has to be a line and many will argue where that line is and when it's been crossed. Which brings me back to loved ones and personal wishes.