[boop]

Yes there ARE legitimate reasons to remove tonsils and adenoids. One being for this very case. This girl apparently had sleep apnea. NOT just "snoring". And this is not a benign condition. It can lead to cor pulmonale among other dangerous conditions if not treated.

And agreed that the doctors should be compassionate, but if the girl is truly brain dead, this would fall under the category of "futile care".

It is horribly sad, but this girl is NOT going to wake up.

Ever.

Sometimes the most compassionate care is letting go.

I've discussed this in detail with my wife, and she knows that I wish for her to PLEASE let me go if I'm in this situation.

I've been at the bedside for several terminal extubations. You are releasing the patient from this body so that their soul can have rest and peace.

[GeronL]

A little compassion would be nice, it sounds like this hospital had the bedside manner of Godzilla.

“She dead. We already cremated her. Hope the doctor was right, huh? Yes, I kid. We made dang sure she was dead before we cremated her, because that would be wrong.”