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Lauren Richardson Update

This is some of the best news I've heard in a long time!

Potential Euthanasia Victim Lauren Richardson Saved, Parents Reconcile

Dover, DE (LifeNews.com) -- Delaware resident Lauren Richardson nearly became a euthanasia victim this summer as her mother and father feuded over her life that reminded observers of the debate over Terri Schiavo. Richardson is a 24-year-old woman who overdosed on heroin in August 2006 while she was three months pregnant with a baby girl.

Doctors kept Lauren on life support until she delivered her baby in February 2007. Shortly thereafter, her parents began a fight over whether she should live or die.

Randy Richardson is battling Edith Towers, Lauren's mother, who wants to remove her feeding tube and starve and dehydrate her to death in the same manner that Michael Schiavo subjected Terri.

However, on Wednesday, attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, a pro-life law firm, told LifeNews.com they reached a favorable settlement.

Because of religious conviction and heartfelt interaction with her ex-husband’s family, Towers decided to join cooperatively with Richardson’s father to care for their daughter and to drop her court request to remove Richardson’s feeding tube and water.

“Everyone deserves a chance to recover. Life should be protected—not destroyed,” ADF attorney Matt Bowman told LifeNews.com. “This change of heart and settlement has profoundly affected everyone involved. The miracle of life is not something that should be taken lightly.”

ADF indicates that a reconciliation between the parents ensued in September 2008 and they have now decided to settle the case, share joint guardianship of their daughter, and to care for Lauren at Randy Richardson’s Maryland home.

Bowman told LifeNews.com that Lauren is responsive enough to have cried over the news that her parents were getting back together.

"Lauren Richardson wept emotionally when her mother informed her of the settlement and the reconciliation of her parents, confirming to the mother that her daughter was aware and responsive," he said. "Both parents and their families continue to interact with her daily."

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This is one of the most touching things I've ever seen, true love in action.

Man and Wife Attends to Paralyzed Ex-Girlfriend for 34 Years

Thread by RGPII.

“We will be here for you,” said Han Huimin to his paralyzed ex girlfriend, Wu Yueying. “We will take care of you as long as we are alive.” Han’s wife, Xu Minfang, also standing by Wu’s sick bed, nodded reassuringly at Wu.

This is the 34th year since Wu was paralyzed after a traffic accident back in 1974. At that time, Wu was Han’s first girlfriend. Han attended to her since then, and refused to consider another girlfriend. He was determined to take care of Wu all his life, even at the cost of his own marriage.

Three years later Han finally agreed to find a girlfriend, only at the earnest pleads of Wu’s parents. But Han made it clear that his future wife must promise to help him take care of Wu. Soon he met Xu Minfang, who, deeply moved by his dedication, later became his wife in 1980 and shared his responsibilities for Wu.

On November 8, Han, now 55, went to the drugstore for Wu’s medicine while his wife chatted with Wu at her bedside. For the past 34 years, the couple has worked together like this to take care of Wu.

Xu has been a very attentive nurse to Wu. She carefully keeps Wu warm because coughs and having mucous may become dangerous for paralyzed patients.

The couple also prepared two sets of televisions in Wu’s bedroom so that she is able to watch TV whichever side she turns her head. Han also had Wu’s bed specially made for her convenience. Their meticulous care has been the only reason Wu survived all those years.

The past 34 have tied Han and Wu’s families closely together. Now they are like one family, and are always there for each other."