[Thoeting]

The culture of death indeed.

My mother has made it clear to me verbally and in writing, I am never to pull the plug on her ever. She swears she will come back and haunt me every day of my life.

I hope that I will be able to follow her wishes in today's culture of "doing what is good RIGHT now."

[FarmerW]

"pulling the plug" isn't the usual decision families have to make. Commonly the decision is in starting the plug aka respirator.

I am not just asking you Thoeting, but I am interested in others opinions. For those of you who support never pulling the plug, does that mean to you that you will do everything medically possible to extend life? All chemotherapys no matter how endstage the cancer is? All surgeries no matter how little chance of survival or how long or painful the recovery? If you were doing CPR on someone would you ever stop and declare them dead?

I am not being sarcastic, I really just don't understand some people's ideas on end of life decisions.

[HairOfTheDog]

My mother has made it clear to me verbally and in writing, I am never to pull the plug on her ever. She swears she will come back and haunt me every day of my life. I hope that I will be able to follow her wishes

I am sure you love your mother as I did mine, but that is one hell of a guilt trip to lay on a family member, and on society that will pick up the tab when all your resources are exhausted.

FarmerW asks some seemingly simple questions at 107, but I'm starting to wonder what some FReepers think the answers to those questions are?