Pain is joy to one who loves life.
The hospital should just send the bills to Nancy Flanders. When she starts writing the checks that should solve the problems for everyone.
It would be nice if the article had said WHERE Cook Hospital was located. Tarrant County means zero to most readers (and to me).
I’m a new Texas resident, and I see plenty of Catholic hospitals here in San Antonio. Surely emergency arrangements could be made with one.
"To keep her alive, doctors and nurses must keep her on a constant stream of painkillers, sedatives, and paralytics. As a result, Tinslee is paralyzed at all times," the hospital told BuzzFeed News. "Even with medication and support, Tinslee has 'dying events' 2–3 times per day. When she is in distress, Tinslee crashes and aggressive medical intervention is immediately necessary, which causes even more pain."
I saw one of her nurse caregivers on video saying that even the act of changing Tinslee’s diaper or rolling to her side to prevent bed sores causes Tinslee to go into respiratory and or cardiac distress if not full out arrest.
”Officials at the hospital have been in talks with Tinslee's family about her poor prognosis for months.”
As I understand, further surgical intervention for her heart defect, even if it would help, is not possible as it would immediately kill the child. She’s already had seven surgeries and three open heart operations. So this is not a case where the hospital and doctors haven’t done everything medically and humanly possible to save her life.
”The cardiac intensive care doctor said that for the first five months of Tinslee's life doctors had hope she might one day at least be able to go home. But Duncan said there came a point when doctors determined they had run out of surgical and clinical options, and that treatment was no longer benefiting Tinslee. ”
”Duncan said last month that the girl would likely die within half a year, and noted the hospital has made 'extraordinary' efforts to find another facility for her. ”
“To take her right to life away is unethical.”
But to subject this poor baby to aggressive and painful medical interventions several times a day when the ultimate outcome – death, is a foregone conclusion, somehow that is unethical?
This baby was premature with very serious health issues. She has been in a coma since almost being birthed. The measures to keep her alive are extra-ordinary and even painful to the baby. The mother is a young woman and has been advised of all the facts. Yes, she should have the say on removing life support but seems to be unable to face reality. A resolution is necessary as the fact is this baby is not going to get better.