madfloridian
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Wed Oct-22-03 12:05 PM
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| 24. Even a living will is not always honored. |
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With my mom, we were told to always have a DNC (Do Not Rescusitate) sign on the back of the bed either in the care facility or in the hospital. This was in addition to the living will.
There is just no good way to determine such things.
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| -Battle over coma woman to drag on |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:05 AM |
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Isn't this headline misleading? |
Mel |
Oct-22-03 11:10 AM |
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Yes, it is misleading. She's in a persistent vegetative state, |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:11 AM |
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Yes, it is misleading. She's NOT in a coma NOR pvs |
deek |
Oct-22-03 11:41 AM |
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She is in a PVS, Deek. I posted this twice last night: |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:51 AM |
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thank you for your condescending lesson |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:18 PM |
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I certainly didn't mean to be condescending--only factual. |
janx |
Oct-22-03 12:32 PM |
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More similar than you might think |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:41 PM |
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... |
janx |
Oct-22-03 12:51 PM |
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piano reaction |
deek |
Oct-22-03 01:03 PM |
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I definately agree that there is reaction there |
kayell |
Oct-22-03 01:30 PM |
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Who are the "others" that she supposedly told? |
bunnyj |
Oct-22-03 01:51 PM |
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You commented about the "soul": |
karlschneider |
Oct-22-03 09:16 PM |
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I am not impressed with this website which is for obvious reasons biased. |
karlschneider |
Oct-22-03 08:08 PM |
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another misleading item |
deek |
Oct-22-03 11:51 AM |
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It looks as if it's going to be Michael Schiavo against the state |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:10 AM |
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Can someone answer this with authority? |
bunnyj |
Oct-22-03 11:12 AM |
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I don't know the answer to that one. |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:17 AM |
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Can't find link . . |
cmt928 |
Oct-22-03 11:23 AM |
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I saw that on CBS.com. |
bunnyj |
Oct-22-03 11:35 AM |
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Forced Feeding Is |
atreides1 |
Oct-22-03 11:36 AM |
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Not force-fed |
deek |
Oct-22-03 11:45 AM |
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I think Klaus Von Bulow divorced Sunny |
kskiska |
Oct-22-03 12:13 PM |
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Local news mentioned she had perhaps suffered some kidney failure. |
madfloridian |
Oct-22-03 11:13 AM |
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The msnbc article puts it this way: |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:25 AM |
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organ failure due to recommencing food? |
deek |
Oct-22-03 11:48 AM |
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This terrible saga |
Racenut20 |
Oct-22-03 11:22 AM |
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It sounds unconstitutional to me, but then I found the whole |
janx |
Oct-22-03 11:44 AM |
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A reminder to all of us |
Soloflecks |
Oct-22-03 11:49 AM |
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This is not compassion. |
Buzzz |
Oct-22-03 11:46 AM |
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Her parents are in denial, the poor people. |
janx |
Oct-22-03 12:02 PM |
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Parents would have to be brain dead to be in denial |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:26 PM |
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starving someone to death because they are disabled=compassion? |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:03 PM |
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No. Ending a hopeless vegetative state = compassion. |
Buzzz |
Oct-22-03 12:27 PM |
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It is a disability issue, not a death with dignity issue |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:33 PM |
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Show me. |
Buzzz |
Oct-22-03 12:39 PM |
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check it out |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:59 PM |
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Not enough. |
Buzzz |
Oct-22-03 01:16 PM |
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excuse me? |
deek |
Oct-22-03 03:03 PM |
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Back up your assertions. |
Buzzz |
Oct-22-03 05:33 PM |
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I don't know about fringe... |
janx |
Oct-22-03 01:28 PM |
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my cousin has CP |
pansypoo53219 |
Oct-22-03 11:54 AM |
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I strongly disagree |
deek |
Oct-22-03 12:29 PM |
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I don't know that I could agree with that...cerebral palsy is |
janx |
Oct-22-03 02:45 PM |
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I think you are getting it now |
deek |
Oct-22-03 03:05 PM |
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You are incorrigible! ;-) |
janx |
Oct-22-03 03:17 PM |
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I heard on the news that a guardian ad litum will be appointed.. |
SiobhanClancy |
Oct-22-03 12:01 PM |
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Even a living will is not always honored. |
madfloridian |
Oct-22-03 12:05 PM |
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Especially if the state gets involved. This is truly chilling. |
janx |
Oct-22-03 12:33 PM |
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Dangerous precedent-- I could not agree more... |
hlthe2b |
Oct-22-03 01:56 PM |
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It gets worse...see my post #58. Chimpy's in on the deal now. |
janx |
Oct-22-03 02:05 PM |
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The legislature and governors |
LiberalFighter |
Oct-22-03 07:18 PM |
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I've yet to hear |
kskiska |
Oct-22-03 12:18 PM |
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Well, let me help you with that |
Blitz |
Oct-22-03 12:38 PM |
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Not me |
joycep |
Oct-22-03 08:17 PM |
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You are right. "She" looks like a zombie or a pod critter. There was a |
karlschneider |
Oct-22-03 09:06 PM |
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I would too |
Nikia |
Oct-22-03 09:30 PM |
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www.notdeadyet.org |
deek |
Oct-22-03 01:14 PM |
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Problem with "artificial feeding"? Read this and shudder: |
deek |
Oct-22-03 01:07 PM |
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Heavens forbid |
candy331 |
Oct-22-03 01:23 PM |
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Thanks for the link |
Nikia |
Oct-22-03 05:28 PM |
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Now, an appeal to Chimpy! |
janx |
Oct-22-03 02:02 PM |
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Chimpy's numbers are low...will he take the bull by the horns, |
janx |
Oct-22-03 02:28 PM |
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