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Thanks so much Burly.
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posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 6:46 PM
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You're not only a nurse, you're a great writer.
posted by
Burly
on March 24, 2005 at 2:19 PM
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Thanks dear Tapsel-T
Coming from you it means A LOT! I agree with you and am saddened to think that Terri's life will likely not be spared, but am hopeful as well that good will somehow come from this madness.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 1:35 PM
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JanesO - You write so well. Your information and facts are well founded. It looks like Terri's parents just might lose this battle, but Terri's life will not be in vain. This has brought an awareness to the whole world of the things that you write about here.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 24, 2005 at 1:08 PM
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Kooka, there are many issues on the table at the moment,
I addressed one that I feel very passionately about. Regarding my stats from the British Medical Journal,
The Lancet, if you don't believe they are a very reputable medical journal, then you need to have your head examined. I value their judgement over much of what comes out of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 12:43 PM
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CarolynMoe, I am thankful to say that the
state hospital I spent time in was extremely humane -- as it should be. I was very impressed, and considered applying for a position there, except that they were not hiring at the time. And yes, I agree the church should be involved in reaching out to the least of these members of society.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 12:40 PM
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CarolynMoe
Personally I feel that if we truly cared about those people we would make it so that their families could decide to end their lives and end their suffering. I know that if myself or anyone I cared about was in such a vial and hellish state of existence, I would hope for a quick painless end to it all. I would not wish to live like that and I would not wish to see my loved one live like that.
posted by
kooka_lives
on March 24, 2005 at 11:51 AM
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janes
That does not deal with the issue at all.
The real issue is would Terri wish to be allowed to die.
Personally I thinks he would given the information that is out there.
I must say you really had me thinking you had gone and found some great medical evidence when you talked about your source of information for this in my comments. Instead I find out you took one set of statistics.
I very much believe in euthanasia myself. But it should be up to the individual first and then the family if the person is unable to make the choice.
It should not be up to the doctors of the courts to make the choice.
In this case the courts had to because the family was not agreeing.
The courts believe Terri would have wished to be allowed to die. To over turn that discussion then becomes going against what is believed to have been her choice. At that point the courts would then be taking away her rights to decided, which is one of the reason I truly believe that courts do not wish to over turn the discussion.
I know my wife has very openly expressed that she would never wish to live that way. if she got into that condition and her family tried to claim that she would wish to live that way, I would very much be upset that they would be taking her right to make that choice away from her. I know her better than anyone and I know what she would desire. I have to figure the same is true of Terri's husband.
posted by
kooka_lives
on March 24, 2005 at 11:48 AM
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I recently read in a NAMI article, (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) that the Miami Herald printed an article sometime last year regarding the 700 or so criminally insane inmates being kept in the Miami-Dade County Jail... Many of whom are naked, anonomos, throwing their own feces about, drooling, not capable of communicating. Unbelievable. A living hell. What about these people... and they are in prisons and jails all over the country. Where is justice for them? Why is the church so silent regarding the mentally ill? It's time to get involved... Prison Chaplains, here I come.
posted by
cmoe
on March 24, 2005 at 10:26 AM
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Wow AJ, cool! I shall have to check it out.
I'm heading over to your neck o' the woods next!
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 6:14 AM
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Amen Kingmi!
Who will stand up for us should the need arise. I don't think it will be the atheists at Blogit!
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 6:13 AM
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I agree, Justso, thanks for stopping by!
And as a pt is in the dying process, his or her comfort should be insured -- with small doses of morphine or the equivalent. I question whether Terri is even getting that.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on March 24, 2005 at 6:12 AM
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There are times when I wish I were a more organized housekeeper!
Many years ago, I wrote a poem to this effect, but the journal in which I wrote it has been packed away somewhere (sigh).
Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I've just created a new blog-entry called When I've Been There, Done That, & Seen It All... and what you've written here (along with your entire portfolio) has been spotlighted therein!
This article pretty much says it all!
Write On!
AJ
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posted by
Ainsley_Jo_Phillips
on March 24, 2005 at 12:31 AM
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JanesO, Obvious that we should stand up for Schiavo. Who's gonna stand up
for us? When I read the first Chapter of the "Pelican Brief" I thought Grisham had finally lost his cork. but the courts are certainly doing a lot of controlling here.
posted by
kingmi
on March 23, 2005 at 10:37 PM
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Jane's Opinion this is an incredibly informed post, compassion and
information that confirms my belief that one should live until God pulls the plug. I feel this is a terrible miscarriage of humane justice.
posted by
Justi
on March 23, 2005 at 9:40 PM
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