[BibChr]

A lot of FReepers seem to have personal Schiavo-related issues, and will be along shortly to assure us that starving and dehydrating her to death was really a great and human Final Solution to the problem she posed.

[PhiKapMom]

This is astounding that a sleeping pill could have this effect on people and makes you wonder about any decision to let someone be starved. Starving someone falls into the category of cruel and unusual punishment IMHO and should never happen in this country.

Where there is life, there is always a flicker of hope!

[RegulatorCountry]

I suspect it's the same sort of reasoning that keeps many women from opposing abortion ... a deep-seated fear that admitting that it's killing will damn them, because they've had one.

[kenth]

Yep, the death flock should be here shortly, attempting to badger everyone into submission. Interesting, isn't it? Guilt of that manner must be a horrid thing to live with.

[VRWC For Truth]

Well said.

[pollywog]

A lot of FReepers seem to have personal Schiavo-related issues, and will be along shortly to assure us that starving and dehydrating her to death was really a great and human Final Solution to the problem she posed.

Yep, they'll be here fast enough!! Thankful that this miracle has happened to show us that just because a person can't speak or communicate, they ARE most often aware.

[qman]

My 18 year old daughter had a car accident with severe brain injury, she was in a coma for 6 month. We put here in a nursing home for brain infury patients, she did gradually improve from her coma, then my wife and I brought her home when it became clear they would put no effort into her improvement.

They told us that she would not improve. At the time she was on a feeding tube, in a wheel chair, and unable to communicate vocally.

Today, 2 years after returning home she, can talk again, walk with a walker, feed herself and generally get on quite well.

I knew they were full of it, because i know my daughter and she's a fighter and i am confident, that she will be able to, with help, care for herself when her mother and i are gone!

If you love someone and don't give up on them and pray for help, god will help you.

[hinckley buzzard]

A lot of FReepers seem to have personal Schiavo-related issues,

Turns out you are so right. All the rationalizations and justifications in the world can't answer the question, What if she were alive today and given this drug?