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SoCalDem

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Fri Aug-14-09 12:45 PM
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3. My mother-in-law had a devastating stroke, and was flatlined

when she arrived at the hospital (she was 82). They "revived" her, but she never recovered her speech, was unable to read or to even walk. She spent SEVEN years "dying", miserable, frustrated and angry.

We were able to communicate with her, and she refused to come to california with us, and actually insisted on going to a "home" there so her friends could visit her.

My husband agonized over this, but did find her a very nice place, but it cost us dearly, and of course as her friends passed on, she was far away from her only child (my husband).
I am SURE that , given a choice, she would have preferred to NOT be resuscitated

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