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[rato_do_perigo]

 They sent Thelma to the hospital Monday night. Whether they can convince her to eat is another story. Her caregivers can give consent for a tubal feeding until she becomes strong enough again.

The medical profession is opposed to letting patients die unless they're DNR.

We force people to live longer than they want.

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[petgirl]

I realized that when I was very young. It's horrible.

[rato_do_perigo]

it's the way of humans. We don't deal well with death. We try to hang onto something that should be let go.

And these people will be us one day. We don't like to think of that either. No one wants to get old.

[tyroticon]

The sad, wonderful thing about Thelmas is that there's probably one not far from where you live.

And I'd be more okay with the idea of dying with dignity if I wasn't aware of how readily people would pressure people into ending their lives so as to not be a "burden" or "inconvenience". Thelma's problem isn't being denied the right to die with dignity. Her problem is that she's had dignity stolen from her life -- from someone that was supposed to have been helping her, no less -- and feels unable to reclaim it.

[rato_do_perigo]

Hello Bob :)

I wonder if there would be more people pressuring others to end their lives or more people willing to end their lives.

I find many residents are just plain tired of living and don't want to be a burden.

We don't let them have the dignity of chosing.

[tyroticon]

I wonder if there would be more people pressuring others to end their lives or more people willing to end their lives.Early 20th Century advocacy of eugenics answers that one pretty well. Take people willing to dump relatives in need of extended care in a facility and forget them the option to shorten that stay. Give them a legal option that is more convenient and cheaper to them. You'd be seeing visitors a lot more frequently than you do now, but for much shorter periods

[theladyskye]

Poor Thelma. My heart aches for her.

I admit, I have the utmost respect for you. I dont think I would have the strength to do your job day in and day out.

*hugs*

[rato_do_perigo]

*hugs*

nah it's not hard. We're all going to need someone roll us over and wipe poop from our bums one day.

:-)