I watched my father die a little piece at a time due to heart attacks and multiple strokes. He would get a little bit better after months of therapy, just enough to give him a little hope, then he’d have another stroke and get a whole lot worse. This process lasted 13 years. He spent about seven years in an electric wheelchair and the balance of his life confined to a bed.
My best friend had multiple strokes and lasted two years after his first stroke. His last words were, “just let me die.” His family still insisted that he be kept alive for over a week so they could all say their last goodbyes.
The absolute worst thing that could happen to a human being is to be trapped in a useless body.
Personally, I believe that keeping someone alive when there is no hope for recovery amounts to felony torture. The persons responsible should be arrested and sent to prison.
Terri Schiavo was responsive, and probably trying to regain enough control to let people know to let her die. She is now free. Let her go. It doesn’t make any difference what you believe or even if you believe, every soul returns home to God.
Bruce Miller
Lake Stevens
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