My best friend's relatively young father (in his 50s) had a massive heart attack, which was followed by another one within a few hours. He flatlined five times and was put on life-support. He remained in a coma with no signs of coming out of it for at least six weeks.
My friend and her two brothers were beginning to talk about "pulling the plug" with the doctor because it was clear that he wasn't going to recover. One day they were in the room with him and the father woke up and asked for the Wall Street Journal. Just like that.
I had been on the phone with her every day for six weeks and knew the blow-by-blow, so I know it isn't a fictional friend-of-a-friend story. He literally woke up and was pretty much fine and, nine years later, still is.
I do support the right to die and want to agree with euthanasia, but my friend's experience totally changed my view on "pulling the plug". . maybe it didn't "change my view", but it did complicate my view. . .
Let's hope none of us never need to make the decision :(
It's a tough call. . .
My best friend's relatively young father (in his 50s) had a massive heart attack, which was followed by another one within a few hours. He flatlined five times and was put on life-support. He remained in a coma with no signs of coming out of it for at least six weeks.
My friend and her two brothers were beginning to talk about "pulling the plug" with the doctor because it was clear that he wasn't going to recover. One day they were in the room with him and the father woke up and asked for the Wall Street Journal. Just like that.
I had been on the phone with her every day for six weeks and knew the blow-by-blow, so I know it isn't a fictional friend-of-a-friend story. He literally woke up and was pretty much fine and, nine years later, still is.
I do support the right to die and want to agree with euthanasia, but my friend's experience totally changed my view on "pulling the plug". . maybe it didn't "change my view", but it did complicate my view. . .
Let's hope none of us never need to make the decision :(