[preciousjeni]

I just read through this thread and I'm concerned that nature itself is now being judged on its ethics. We are so selfish. Why do we hang onto people who clearly cannot live with any good quality of life? It's tragic.

I agree with HederaNaturale. These people put her in this predicament, so to take away all of her life support and leave her in unnecessary pain is cruel. Allowing her heart to beat on its own while still giving her body the opportunity to fade away naturally, as it should, is the next best option IMO.

This is why (and I agree with those who have said it) members of my family and I have a living "will." My grandmother had one drawn up when she was diagnosed with Alzheimers. She died an uncomfortable death but was NEVER on life support. She lived for nearly 12 years...well past what her doctors expected. A few months later, my aunt died of cancer and she also never went on any kind of life support or had any surgeries (of course, she was going on 90.)

I've already made it very clear that I never want to be on life support unless it's just there to allow my body to recover after a horrible accident. If that's all that's keeping me alive, however, no thanks.